What is the retirement age of government employees? At present, the optional retirement age is 60 and the compulsory retirement age is 65.Investors are not required to fill out an FS Form 1199A. When the employee (who is not an underground mining employee) reaches the compulsory retirement age of 65 years, his employer may retire him and pay him. The reduction for the survivor benefit is 10 percent of the base for the survivor benefit. The Supreme Court ruled in 1911 that Standard Oil must be dismantled for violation of federal antitrust laws. "That was what he was doing to enjoy his retirement," James said. MIAMI (AP) Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable.