Credit for prior LE/State service?

[jk16201]

Do any federal agencies (FBI, CIA,DEA, ect.) give credit towards retirement for time spent as a state police officer or other law enforcement official?

[Kimble]

No.

[Piggy]

Prior active duty military and other federal service is the only thing that counts.

[RT302]

Prior active duty military and other federal service is the only thing that counts.

And if I remember correctly, you have to buy back the military time for it to count.

[charlydevo]

Most federal agencies will hire you as a GS-7 (as opposed to a GS-5) if you have actual law enforcement experience, be it federal, state, local, or MP. That saves you one full year in reaching your full pay level. And, the diffference between GS-5pay and GS-7 pay is pretty big.

[BP348]

And if I remember correctly, you have to buy back the military time for it to count.

That's true. I bought back my 7 years USAF time. Cost me about $3K. But it will add the 7 years to my retirement so it's well worth the price.

[jk16201]

Thanks for the info guys..another question: can you back back time in the reserve/guard too or just your active duty time?

[BP348]

You can only buy back active duty time.

[MP_Steve]

I actually believe that I've read somewhere that retirement points accrued while serving as a member of the national guard or reserve can be bought back to count towards a federal employee's retirement.

But I have not the time nor the energy to look that up, as where I am it's time for breakfast.