Phased Retirement vs. Mandatory Retirement
Individuals under special retirement conditions such as mandatory retirement may not participate in the Phased Retirement program.
The classification of employees not eligible for participation are Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs), Air Traffic Controllers, Firefighters, Nuclear Materials Couriers, Customs and Border Protection Officers and members of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police.
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SPECIAL NOTE: Persons who have mandatory retirement ages must retire from their classification. That does not mean those individual are ineligible to work outside of their classification.
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