Members with at least twenty years of creditable service are eligible to retire at any age. A member's monthly retirement allowance is calculated using the member's age at retirement, years of creditable service, and amount of the member's high, three-year average salary.
There are currently seven pension funds administered by the State of New Jersey. Most are a defined contribution plan in which the employee contributes a fixed percentage of their salary while the employer contributions are based on actuary reports.
Retirement Eligibility To be eligible for service retirement, you must have at least five years of CalPERS-credited service and be at least age 50, 52, or 55 depending on your retirement formula .
One point is earned for each day of active service (active duty and active duty for training) 15 points for each year as a soldier (based on a calendar year from the date the Soldier joins the Army (e.g., 31 March-30 March)