*Current as of April 11, 2023*
Retirees can apply no earlier than 12 months prior to their retirement effective date. It is recommended that applications are submitted no later 180 days prior to their effective pay date to ensure payment is received on time.
Our current service goal timelines are listed below:
· Age 60 or members with a confirmed Reduced Retired Pay Age (RRPA) are processed according to retirement effective date and in the order in which received. ARPC requests these applications no earlier than 12 months and no later than 6 months in advance of pay effective date. Our service level goal is to have them completed and to DFAS 30-60 days prior to the pay effective date. DFAS takes 30-45 days to complete their actions. Members will receive their first retirement pay check approximately 30-45 days after their retirement order.
· Regular retirement requests are processed according to retirement effective date and our service level goal is to have them completed 120 days prior to retirement effective date. We request applications 6-12 months in advance.
· Reserve retirement applications for members retiring from the Guard and Reserve are processed according to retirement effective date and in the order received. Our service level goal is to complete these within 60 days from receipt. These members will also need to submit a separate application to initiate their retirement pay no earlier than 12 month and no later than 6 months prior to their RRPA or age 60, as applicable. See above.
· Reduced Retirement Pay Age (RRPA) Applications are reviewed by priority of birth year. Members who are approaching Age 60 take immediate priority. Please note that these applications are reviewed concurrently with their Age 60/RRPA Retirement Application and do not need to be reviewed before transferring into the Retired Reserve.
Please monitor your email for retirement application approval and notification indicating your order is available.
Please note that Tricare will honor a retroactive enrollment into a Tricare policy due to substantiation of a government administrative error. Please contact Tricare at 800-444-5445 (Tricare East) or 844-866-9378 (Tricare West) or visit at https://tricare.mil for specific guidance regarding Tricare enrollment. In addition, DFAS will process retroactive to the effective date of retired pay.