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I have spent 25 years teaching in the state of Florida. I have fulfilled my parental obligations and hubby is retired. I am very interested in The DoDea. What happens to my state years towards retirement?... how long till I'm vested with Federal pension?
someday In Florida you can begin taking a reduced benefit immediately based on age or you can wait for 62 years of age. I think it is 5 or 10 years with federal to be vested but someone else knows for sure. Go to the Florida retirementioned website and run different scenarios so you can decide what's best for you.
Sep 24, 2017
haha Your Florida experience would be totally separate from DoDEA. You would get 10 years towards your salary steps but none towards retirement.

Generally you would get some type of pension benefit after 5 years with DoDEA but the details beyond that can be complicated.
Sep 25, 2017
Dr. Ali Fant There is a penalty for persons receiving more than one pension. It is called the "Double Dip" retirement penalty. Vested in several Teacher retirement systems, my Social Security pension will be reduced by some percentage of my state teacher pensions. This percentage is calculated by ever changing Social Security regulations. Supposedly, the DoDEA ...See More
Sep 25, 2017


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