An employee must meet appropriate age and service requirements with the purchased credit, file an application for retirement and retire within 90 days. To apply for retirement from the Traditional Pension Plan you need to complete the Traditional Pension Plan Retirement Application.If you are a 12-month employee that works 5 days per week and receives credit for 120 days, you could retire January 1. (1) Has five or more years of total service credit and has attained age sixty;. The special rule lets us pay a full Social Security check for any whole month we consider you retired, regardless of your yearly earnings. After Regular Retirement age, you can only work as laborer (or supervise laborers) up to 39½ hours per month and still receive your pension. Early retirement eligibility for this group begins at 62 with 10 years or 60 with 25 years. Per the STRS website "Reemployment in a public position in Ohio after retirement is restricted during the first two months following retirement. In a 457 account, like Ohio DC, you can withdraw your funds, penalty-free, after terminating employment with your employer. Sometimes health problems force people to retire early.