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Apply for Military Service Credit

Restricted Prior | Time Only | Credit Purchase | USSERA

If you have performed active service in a branch of the U.S. military, you may be eligible to establish this service credit. It is not necessary to purchase this service; the time only credit may be established without financial outlay.

Have you…

  • Served in active military duty (not reserves)?
  • Worked for 5 years for a city that has adopted military service credit?
  • Been discharged under conditions that are not dishonorable?

If you answered yes to these questions, and if you are not receiving or expect to receive a military pension, you are eligible to establish your military time toward your TMRS retirement.

Restricted Prior Service Credit (RPSC)
Using Credit for Military Service

  • Fill out the Member Information and Member Certification sections completely.
  • Your correct, full mailing address is important, and your signature in longhand is required.
  • The social security number must be legible and match that on file for you.
  • Please attach a copy of your military discharge form DD214 (see Note 2) (indicating discharge status).
  • Have your employing city certify the bottom portion.
  • You must not have received credit for the same service in another statewide retirement system.
  • Mail or fax (not both) the form and DD214 (indicating discharge status) to TMRS.

Military Service Credit • Time Only

Apply for this credit by filling out (TMRS-34A) (pdf).

Note: You must NOT be eligible to receive a pension from the military to receive Military Service Credit (Time Only) .

  • Fill out the Member Information and Member Certification sections completely.
  • Your correct, full mailing address is important, and your signature in longhand is required.
  • The social security number must be legible and match that on file for you.
  • Have your employing city certify the bottom portion.
  • Submit a copy of your DD214 (see Note 2) (indicating discharge status) with the form.
  • You must not have received credit for the same service in another statewide retirement system
  • Mail or fax (not both) the form and DD214 (indicating discharge status) to TMRS.

Military Service Credit Purchase

Sometimes, if eligible, members prefer to “purchase” their service credit to add money into their account. To be eligible, you must have been contributing to TMRS on 12-31-03. The cost to buy military service is $15 per month for a maximum of 60 months. If you wish to purchase service, fill out Application for Military Service Credit Purchase (TMRS-34) (pdf).

  • Fill out the Member Information and Member Certification sections completely.
  • Your correct, full mailing address is important, and your signature in longhand is required.
  • The social security number must be legible and match that on file for you.
  • Have your employing city certify the bottom portion.
  • Submit a copy of DD214 (see Note 2) (indicating discharge status) with the form.
  • You must not have received credit for the same service in another statewide retirement system.
  • Mail the form, payment (personal check made payable to TMRS), and DD214 (indicating discharge status) to TMRS.

Note 1
Restricted Prior Service is time credit for previous full-time, paid, public work anywhere in the U.S. (including military service). It may also be used for reinstating forfeited time from another TMRS city or participating Texas retirement system. Restricted Prior Service Credit has NO monetary value and is an optional provision that may be adopted by your city. There is no limit on Restricted Prior Service granted but Military Service Credit has a limit of 60 months. For more information, see “Apply for Public Service Credit.

Note 2
If your military discharge verification (DD214) has been lost, you may request a duplicate by writing to the:
National Personnel Records Center
Military Service Personnel Records
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
Attn.: Chief, (insert branch of service) Reference Branch