Originally Posted by
130drvr
Can anyone enlighten me? Can you get a civil service pension and a reserve military retirement? I have a friend who says yes, as long as you don't convert your military time to accrue seniority in the GS world(ie instead start at the bottom to get both) I also hear a lot of dudes say you can't double dip.
You CAN get both a civil service (Federal GS) and a Reserve Military retirement. You can also "buy out" your active duty time to get more credit towards GS retirement, and the points still count towards your Reserve retired pay.