What are the facts and penalties associated with early retirement?
The age and service requirements for early retirement are shown above. Early retirements provides management with the ability to request and allow early retirements for their staff, if approved. The facts associated with early retirement are very detailed and can be found in the Guidance to CES offices on the CSREES website: csrees.usda.gov/about/human_res/cesguide/ceshr_index.html Employees covered by the CSRS are penalized 2% for each year they are under the age of 55 and the penalty is permanent.
