What happens to my coverage if I am hired as a Border Patrol Agent or into another law enforcement position?
A. If you are hired as a Border Patrol Agent or into another law enforcement position, your CBPO coverage stops and you are no longer covered by the CBPO provision. However, you may combine both the CBPO service on or after July 6, 2008, and your law enforcement service to qualify for special category retirement at age 50 with 20 years of special category service or (under FERS only) at any age with 25 years of special category service. Other service that may be combined toward special category retirement includes service as a firefighter or nuclear materials courier, and, under FERS only, as a member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police.
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