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Estimated Earning During Military Service for Civilian Retirement

What are estimated earnings? For a former military member to have their service time considered for their civil service retirement they have to "buy back" that time. In order to "buy back" military service time for civil service retirement, former military members are required to get their estimated earnings from the appropriate DFAS Center. Below are instructions on how to do this:

  • Use a separate request for each branch of service.
  • Attach DD 214 or equivalent and any available records of pay or promotions to the Request for Earnings during Military Service form provided by the civilian personnel office.
  • Individuals that do not have a DD 214 or equivalent should get a SF 180 from the personnel office and have their service verified before forwarding the request form to the pay center.
  • The pay center cannot provide estimated earnings unless verification of service is attached
  • Send or fax the Request for Earnings during Military Service form to the appropriate address/fax number below:

Army
DFAS-Indianapolis Center
Army Military Pay Operations
Attn: Verifications Section (Estimated Earnings)
8899 East 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46249-0875

Phone: (317) 510-2813
Fax: (317) 275-0123

NAVY
DFAS-Cleveland Center
Attn: DFAS-CL/JFLA
1240 East 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44199-2005

Phone: 1-888-332-7411
FAX: (216) 367-3587 DSN: 580-5060
E-mail:
CCL-CATCH-62@DFAS.MIL


MARINE CORPS
DFAS-Cleveland Center
Attn: DFAS-CL/JFLA
1240 East 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44199-2005

Phone: (216) 522-8762(USMC) select option #6 or DSN 580-8762
FAX: (216) 367-3587 DSN: 580-5060
E-mail:
CCL-CATCH-62@DFAS.MIL

Air Force
DFAS-Indianapolis Center
Attn.: DFAS-IN/JFL (Verification)
8899 East 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46249-1200

Phone: (317) 510-2813 (For DSN, use "699" prefix)
FAX: (317) 275-0123 (For DSN, use "699" prefix)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Commissioned Personnel Center
1315 East-West Highway Rm. 12100
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282

Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center
444 Southeast Quincy Street
Topeka KS 66683-3591
Phone: (785) 339-2200
Fax: (785) 339-3784

Public Health Service
Division of Commissioned Personnel
Compensation Branch
Parklawn Building Rm. 4-50
5600 Fisher's Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 594-2963
Fax: (301) 443-0064

Air National Guard
Please contact the ANG Unit you separated from.