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—-On social correspondance the formula is:
——–(Rank) (Full Name)
——–and Mrs. (Shared Surname Name)
——–(Address)
——–(Rank) (Full Name)
——–and Ms./Dr. (Full Name)
——–(Address)
——–(Rank) (Name)
——–and Mr. (Full Name)
——–(Address)
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
—-#1) The member of the armed services is listed first: people with ranks are listed before people without ranks. Use of and between their names (before the spouse’s name) implies they are married.
—-#2) On social correspondence branch of service – USA, USMC, USN, USAF, or USCG – is not included. On an official letter to the service member you would include branch of service.
—-#3) If the officer is retired – retired status – “Retired or Ret.” is not included with the name on social correspondence.
—-#4) Formally, don’t break up a (rank)+(name). People with ranks get their name as a unit and on a line by itself. Put the spouse’s name on the next line. (Rank) and Mrs. (Full Name) is a less formal style and is frowned upon in the Armed Services. I’ve seen it on envelopes addressed by civilians, but it is not the best form.
—-#5) If you are interested in more on the use of Mrs. and Ms. for wives – see the post Mrs. vs. Ms.
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
First off, there are two ways to address armed services personnel in writing:
—-#1) the official way How to Address Military Couple
—-#2) the social way
—-Official envelope:
—-—-(Full Rank) (Full Name), (Initials for the Branch of Service), Retired
—-—-—-and Mrs.
(Surname)
—-————(Address)
—–—–—-Which looks like:
—–—–—–—–Captain Robert W. Thompson, USN, Retired
————————-and Mrs. (Surname)
—–—–—–—–—–—–(Address)
This official form would be used for an event when he’s being invited as a retired officer, maybe to attend in uniform? Participate as a representative of the military in some capacity? Anyway, if your event is social & the officer is being invited as a person and not as an official … keep reading.
—-Social envelope:
—-—-(Ful Rank) (Full Name)
——–—-and Mrs. (Surname Only)
—————-(Address)
——–—-Which looks like:
——–—-—-Captain Robert W. Thompson
—————-—-and Mrs. Thompson
——–—-————(Address)
#1) Spelling out the rank is always the most formal. In the armed services, there are service-specific abbreviations for the ranks. If you know them, use them.
If you don’t know them just spell out the ranks.
#2) “Branch of Service” and ‘Retired” are not used on social correspondence.
#3) The most formal way to write an official person’s name is to not break up the rank and the name … hence his name is on one line and Mrs. Thompson is on the next line — not mixed up his name and rank. The form “Captain and Mrs. Robert W. Thompson” is informal. It’s not terrible, but it is not what the military services suggest in their correspondence style guides..
— Robert Hickey How to Address Military Couple
—-#1) Outside envelope: When someone has a special title/rank .. formally you write out their full name and don’t mix it with the other name: So each gets their (Rank) + (Full Name).
—-#2) Branch of Service: Branch of service is not included on social correspondence.
—-#3) Name order: Whose name goes first? His? Her name? This is an issue of protocol, and it’s neither alphabetical nor ladies first. Military officers of the same rank are always ordered by seniority. One member of the couple has an earlier date of rank … which gives that person higher precedence / greater seniority. I guarantee you they have discussed this and the couple knows which of them has higher precedence/seniority by date of rank! Contact them and find out so you can do it correctly.
—-Each is getting listed fully … thus it does not matter if they have the same or different last names.
—-—-Captain John Smith
—-—-and Captain Mary Smith– (if he has seniority)
—-—-(Address)
—-—-Captain Mary Smith
—-—-and Captain John Smith––(if she has seniority)
—-—-(Address)
—-#4) Inside envelope:
—-—-Captains Smith–—–(same surname)
—-—-Captain Smith and Captain Wilson—–(different surnames, senior person first)
—-—-Mary and William—–(informal/casual)
— Robert Hickey How to Address Military Couple
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
I am addressing invitations and one couple invited is a retired judge and her brigadier general (Army) husband, also retired.
Your book says that once honorable, always an honorable. Is a judgeship considered a “rank”? Who is higher?
~ Virginia @ Public Works
Dear V@PW:
Yes, being “the Honorable” is a personal rank which stays with the person. As a retired judge she is still the honorable.
—-On the envelope it would be:
—-—-The Honorable Nancy Doe
—-—-and Brigadier General William Doe
—-—-(Address)
—-#1) Both retired judges and retired generals are address as Judge and General in retirement
—-#2) There are service-specific abbreviations for military ranks, but above I’ve show it fully written out. Writing every word fully is the most formal.
—-#3) The General’s branch of service, USA (United States Army), and Retired are not used on social correspondence.
—-#4) Elected officials and judges of federal, state, and municipals courts have higher precedence than armed service officers, so if you are inviting the judge, or both equally, the judge’s name is listed first.
The officer could be first if the officer were the intended invitee. Invitees are listed before their guests.
—-#5) On the inside envelope write their names as you would address them in conversation:
—-———–Judge Doe and General Doe
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
How do I address an envelope to a Navy captain (Joshua Jones) and a dentist (Brooke Jones) who are married? How about:
—-—-USN Captain Joshua & Dr. Brooke Jones?
—-—-—-—-— D. Bainbridge
Dear D. Bainbridge:
People with titles and ranks get their names as a unit … not combined with another person’s name. One has a rank. The other is a ‘Dr.” Uniformed military personnel have precedence over civilians: –– so the USN Captain is listed first.
Communications to couples are social.
The social form of the doctors name is Dr. (Full Name) not (Full name) ( initials for the degree]). Post nominals for his branch of service – USN – are not used on social correspondence. Traditional rules say an and between the names means they are married.
—-So the form is:
—-—-Captain Joshua Jones
—-—-and Dr. Brooke Jones
—-—-(Address)
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
You can use these forms of address for any mode of communication: addressing a letter, invitation, card or Email. (If there are differences between the official and social forms of address, I will have mentioned the different forms.) The form noted in the salutation is the same form you say when you say their name in conversation or when you greet them.
___What I don’t cover on this site are many things I do cover in my book: all the rules of forms of address, about names, international titles, precedence, complimentary closes, details on invitations, place cards, all sorts of introductions, etc.
I hope you’ll get a copy of the book if you’d like the further detail.
—-#1) At right on desktops, at the bottom of every page on tablets and phones, is a list of all the offices, officials & topics covered on the site.
—-#2) If you don’t see the official you seek included or your question answered send me an e-mail. I am pretty fast at sending a reply: usually the next day or so (unless I am traveling.) Note: I don’t have mailing or Email addresses for any of the officials and I don’t keep track of offices that exist only in history books.
—-#3) If I think your question is of interest to others, Sometimes I post the question – but always change all the specifics.
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
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___How to Address Retired Military (See below)
___Retired or Ret.? – Spelled Out or Abbreviated?
___Retired – In Parentheses of Not?
How to Address Retired Officers or Enlisted Personnel
United States Armed Services
—-Envelope or address block on letter or email:
—-—-(Full rank) (full name), USA/USAF/USMC, Retired
—-—-(Address)
—-—-—-or
——–—-(Full rank) (full name), USA/USAF/USMC, Ret.
——–—-(Address)
—-—-—-
—-—-(Full rank) (full name), USN/USCG, Retired
—-—-(Address)
—-—-—-or
—-——–(Full rank) (full name), USN/USCG, Ret.
——–—-(Address)
——–—-Which looks like ….
—-——–—-Captain Robert W. Thompson, USN, Retired
——–—-—-(Address)
——–—-———or
——–—-—-Captain Robert W. Thompson, USN, Ret.
—-—-—-—-(Address)
—-Envelope, Social:
—-—-(Full rank) (full name)
—-—-(Address)
—-—-Which looks like …. How To Address Retired US Military
—-—-—-Captain Robert W. Thompson
—-—-—-(Address)
—-Letter salutation both official and social: How To Address Retired US Military
–——-Dear (basic rank) (surname):
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
—-#1) The branch of service designation – USA, USMC, USN, USAF or USCG – and “Retired” or “Ret.
” are used on official correspondence and in official situations when it is important to specify the person is retired and is not on active duty.
—-#2) The service designation and retired are not used on social correspondence or in social situations. Fully retired personnel are orally addressed by rank at their preference in (1) social situations and (2) official situations when their participation is related to their service in the military.
—-#3) In every case the service-specific abbreviation for the (full rank) can be used. These service-specific abbreviations are standard usage within the armed services.
—-#4) Follow this link for how to socially address a military couple.
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
We have been struggling with setting up consistent prefixes and suffixes in our database for our military grads.
—-#1) For retired service folks should we spell our “Retired” or use the “Ret.” abbreviation?
—-#2) Is there a comma after the branch of service or is it “USN Ret.”
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Dear Fund Raiser: How To Address Retired US Military
For official correspondence DOD guides use the comma … and either Ret. or Retired is acceptable. The show two formulas:
——–(Rank) (Full Name), (Branch of Service), (Retired)
——–(Rank) (Full Name), (Branch of Service), (Ret.)
——–Brigadier General Arthur Portnow, USA, Retired
——–Brigadier General Arthur Portnow, USA, Ret.
You may want to consider for your database using the service-specific abbreviations for the ranks:
—-—-BG Arthur Portnow, USA, Retired
—-—-BG Arthur Portnow, USA, Ret.
DOD people like the service-specific abbreviations because they will know a BG is in the Army, and a BGen is a Marine.
All those service-specific abbreviations … for the USA, USN, USMC, USAF and USCG …. are in my book and elsewhere. If you want to use them – do so. If you don’t, just spell out the rank fully.
Note that the branch of service and retired status may not be necessary for what you are doing:
–—-#1) On social correspondence (personal letters, invitations or cards) – active duty vs. retired status – and branch of service … are not pertinent … and thus not suggested in DOD guides.
–—-#2) On official correspondence branch of service and Retired are pertinent — and are used whenever in military environments where active duty personnel are present.
— Robert Hickey How To Address Retired US Military
Regarding your advice to write one’s name when retired.
––––––MSgt Trevor Ross, USAF, (Ret.)
With parentheses as shown above is the correct way to signify for retirees — not as you advise.
––––––––––––––––— T.R.
Dear TR:
Thanks for your note, but the DoD style books disagree with you. Either of these forms is correct if you follow those.
––––––MSgt Trevor Ross, USAF, Retired
––––––MSgt Trevor Ross, USAF, Ret.
Here’s why: DoD stylebooks suggest:
––––––(Rank) (Name), (Branch of Service), (Retired)
––––––(Rank) (Name), (Branch of Service), (Ret.)
Every protocol officer I’ve polled (and that is a large number including the offices of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretaries of all the services) says the DoD stylebook is not suggesting to include parentheses around Ret. anymore than it is suggesting to put parentheses around the (Rank) or (Name).
So while I agree you do see people using the parentheses around Ret. – I present the style suggested by the protocol officers at the top of the Pentagon …. and they all say “no parentheses.
”
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
You can use these forms of address for any mode of communication: addressing a letter, invitation, card or Email. (If there are differences between the official and social forms of address, I will have mentioned the different forms.) The form noted in the salutation is the same form you say when you say their name in conversation or when you greet them.
___What I don’t cover on this site are many things I do cover in my book: all the rules of forms of address, about names, international titles, precedence, complimentary closes, details on invitations, place cards, all sorts of introductions, etc. I hope you’ll get a copy of the book if you’d like the further detail.
—-#1) At right on desktops, at the bottom of every page on tablets and phones, is a list of all the offices, officials & topics covered on the site.
—-#2) If you don’t see the official you seek included or your question answered send me an e-mail. I am pretty fast at sending a reply: usually the next day or so (unless I am traveling.) Note: I don’t have mailing or Email addresses for any of the officials and I don’t keep track of offices that exist only in history books.
—-#3) If I think your question is of interest to others, Sometimes I post the question – but always change all the specifics.
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
Recommended Resources: The Protocol School of Washington (PSOW) and Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association (PDI-POA) For more information see the Protocol Resources page.
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(Mironova T.K., Arzumanova L.L., Peshkova (Belogortseva) H.V., Rozhdestvenskaya T.E., Bondareva E.S., Gusev A.Yu., Luminarskaya S.V.) , Menkenov A.V., Rotko S.V., Sapozhnikova N.
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(Prepared for the ConsultantPlus system, 2021) By decision of the UPFR in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg L.N. was denied the appointment of an old-age insurance pension with the preservation of the right to receive a pension from the Ministry of Defense in the event of the loss of a breadwinner. The indicated refusal of L.N. considers illegal, because her husband - L.V. in the period from 1954 to 1987, he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR, was dismissed due to reaching the age limit for military service, upon dismissal he was granted a pension. In 2010 L.V. died, after his death L.N. a payment of 40% of the military pension of the deceased spouse was assigned, the plaintiff is a pensioner, a disabled person of group III, does not work, currently receives a military pension of the deceased spouse, as well as a social disability pension. nine0015
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 08/02/2005 N 475
(as amended on 12/29/2021)
"On the provision of family members of the dead (deceased) military personnel and employees of some federal executive bodies compensation payments in connection with the costs of paying for the use of residential premises, the maintenance of residential premises, the contribution for the overhaul of common property in an apartment building, utilities and other types of services "If there is no information in the Unified Information System about bank account details, consent to the use of which is given in order to receive measures of social protection (support) and social payments, and information about the account with a credit institution, which is used by the territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to credit family members of dead (deceased) military personnel with pensions and other social payments, transfer of funds as compensation The payment of allowances is made to the account of a family member of the dead (deceased) serviceman in a credit institution, indicated in the application.
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Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2021 N 2542
(as amended on June 30, 2022)
"On Amending Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation and Recognizing Certain Provisions of Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation as Invalid" In case of absence in the Unified Information System information about bank account details, consent to the use of which was given in order to receive social protection measures (support) and social payments, and information about an account with a credit institution, which is used by the territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to credit family members of dead (deceased) military personnel with amounts pensions and other social payments, the transfer of funds as compensation payments is carried out to the account of a family member of the deceased (deceased) serviceman in a credit institution specified in the application. nine0015
According to the law, a military man who has retired receives a monthly allowance from the state.
Svetlana Fateeva
dealt with military pensions
Author profile
Military people retire not by age, but by seniority or disability, if they received it in the service. And their relatives - in connection with the loss of a breadwinner. The pension is assigned to military personnel who served in the internal affairs bodies, employees of the Russian Guard, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB, the FSIN. They can receive it when they leave military service. If a military man left the service and got a job as a civilian, then the right to an insurance pension will also appear. nine0015
The amount of the pension depends on the position and rank of the military, length of service and allowances. In the article I will tell you how to apply for a military pension, how it is calculated and what are the allowances.
Military pensions are described by laws that contain more than a hundred pages.
In this article, I gave a constructor: what payments make up a military pension. For convenience, there are links to articles of the law in the margins, so if you want to know in detail, you can go there and read. Each particular case of calculating a pension has its own subtleties that will affect its size. Therefore, in order to accurately calculate your pension, it is better to consult with the pension authority of the law enforcement agency in which you served. nine0015
When a soldier reaches a certain level of service, he is awarded a service pension.
Conditions for granting a pension. By law, a service pension is due to the military if:
Art. 13 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
According to military experience. Military experience, for example, includes:
st. 18 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
Officers and military commanders are credited with up to 5 years of study before entering the service. One year of study will be equal to 6 months of service. For example, if a military man studied for 5 years, he will be credited with 2.5 years of service.
Service in special conditions is included in the length of service on a preferential basis. This means that periods of service will be included in the length of service in longer periods than the calendar period. For example, for service in countries that fought hostilities, a month is counted as two. nine0015
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 22, 1993 No. 941 - on preferential calculation
Special conditions also include, for example, service in the regions of the Far North, in positions associated with increased danger to life and health.
When will the pension be granted. A military man submits documents for a seniority pension - and they are checked. The pension will be assigned within 10 days from the day of dismissal - but not earlier than the day before which the monetary allowance was paid upon dismissal. If you delay in applying for a pension, it will be assigned retroactively from the day when the right to it arose. You can receive payments up to 12 months before the day of application. nine0015
Art. 53 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
The amount of pension for service depends on several factors:
For military personnel with 20 years of service, the pension will be 50% of the monetary allowance. For each next year of service, 3% will be added, but in total the percentage of monetary allowance cannot be more than 85%. nine0015
Art. 14 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
For example, a military man has served 20 years. His monetary allowance is 42,000 R. The pension will be set at 50% of the monetary allowance - 21,000 R, but due to the reduction factor on hand, the military will receive less - I will talk about this in detail in another section. For each next year, 3% is added: for 21 years of service - 53%, for 22 years - 56%, etc., but not more than 85% of the allowance.
For military personnel with 12.5 years of service with a total length of service of 25 years, the pension will also be 50% of the monetary allowance, and only 1% will be added for each subsequent year of service. Theoretically, the military with such length of service can receive 100% of the monetary allowance, but only for 75 years of service. nine0015
The monthly payment, , which is indexed annually, is eligible for participants and disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans. The maximum payment amount is 3088 R per month in addition to the pension. In 2022, taking into account indexation, the amount of payment for participants in the Great Patriotic War is 4746.29 R, for disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War - 6328.41 R, for combat veterans - 3481.85 R.
Art. 23.1 of the Federal Law "On Veterans"
Increased military pension receive disabled people. How much it has increased is calculated as a percentage of the social pension. The amount of the social pension depends on the category of disabled citizens.
Art. 16 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
p. 1, art. 18 of the Federal Law "On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation"
For example, a disabled person of the first group is entitled to a social pension of 11,212.36 R. If he was injured in military service, the pension will be increased three times:
11,212 R × 300% \u003d 33 636 R
| Disability group | For military personnel injured on duty | For military personnel with a disease, industrial injury, as well as for participants in the Great Patriotic War | For those awarded with the badge "Inhabitant of besieged Leningrad" |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 300% | 250% | 200% |
| Second | 250% | nine0211 200%150% | |
| Third | 175% | 150% | 100% |
The first disability group
for the military who injured in service
300%
for the military with a disease, labor injury, as well as for participants of the Second World War
250%
for the apend of the blocked Leningrad. »
200%
Second disability group
for the military who received injury in service
250%
for the military with a disease, labor injury, as well as for participants in the Second World War
200%
for awarded sign "Resident of the Blockade Leningrad"
150%
111111111111111111111111111 Disability group 3
For military personnel injured in the service
175%
For military personnel with a disease, work injury, and also for participants in the Great Patriotic War
150%
For those awarded with the sign "Inhabitant of besieged Leningrad"
100%
Disability pension is awarded regardless of the length of service. It is required if the military received a disability during the service or within three months after the dismissal. Disability must be the result of an illness or injury that the military received in the service.
p. 2 art. 8 of the Federal Law "On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation"
Disability is established by a medical and social examination or a military medical commission of the military district where the service takes place. nine0015
The amount of the pension depends on the disability group and the reasons for the disability. For conscripts, it is calculated as a percentage of the social pension.
Art. 15 Federal Law "On state pension provision in the Russian Federation"
| Disability group | Amount of pension due to military injury | Amount of pension due to illness received during service |
|---|---|---|
| First | 300% | 250% |
| Second | 250% | 200% |
| Third | 175% | 150% |
The first disability group
The size of the pension due to military trauma
300%
due to the disease received during the service
250%
The second disability group
due to war injury
250%
The size of the pension due to the disease obtained during the service of
200%
Third disability group
due to military injury
175%
Pension size due to the disease, due received during service
150%
For example, for disabled people of the second group, the social pension is 5606. 15 R. For military personnel with a disability of the second group received due to a military injury, the pension will be calculated as follows:
5606 Р × 250% = 14 015 Р
For officers, ensigns, midshipmen and contractors, employees of law enforcement agencies, the disability pension is calculated as a percentage of the monetary allowance.
Art. 22 laws on pensions for persons who have completed military service
| Disability group | Amount of pension due to military injury | Amount of pension due to illness received during service |
|---|---|---|
| First | 85% | 75% |
| Second | 85% | 75% |
| Third | 50% | 40% |
The first disability group
The size of the pension due to military injury
85%
due to the disease obtained during the service
75%
The second disability 0112
The size of the pension due to military injury
85%
The size of the pension due to the disease received during the service
75%
The third disability group
Pension size due to military injury
50 50 50 50 50 50 %
The amount of the pension due to an illness received during service
40%
For example, a contractor receives a monetary allowance of 25,000 R. If he receives a disability of the second group due to a military injury, his disability pension will be calculated as follows:
25,000 R × 85% = 21,250 R
Disability is established for a certain period, which is indicated in the certificate of the medical and social examination. When the deadline has passed, the military must undergo a re-examination to confirm the disability.
If the military misses the deadline, the payment of the disability pension may be suspended. If this happened for a good reason, for example, if the state of health worsened, then after re-examination, the pensioner will receive payments for the entire overdue period. If there was no good reason, the pension will continue to be paid when the pensioner confirms the disability. nine0015
Re-examination is not carried out if disability is established indefinitely, as well as upon reaching the age of 65 for men and 60 for women.
It happens that the state of health has changed. Then, at the personal request of the disabled person, his legal representative or in the medical direction, a re-examination is carried out. If the disability group is changed, the amount of the pension also changes.
If a serviceman dies or goes missing, each disabled member of his family is assigned a survivor's pension. In this case, the pension is due:
st. 29 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
Loss of a breadwinner is considered:
st. 28 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
The amount of the pension depends on the cause of death of the breadwinner. If the military served under a contract, then a pension is given to each disabled family member as a percentage of the breadwinner's allowance. 50% of the military allowance will be assigned to the following categories of citizens:
st. 36 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
If a soldier dies due to an illness received during the period of service, his family will be paid 40% of the military allowance.
If the military served on conscription, the pension will be calculated as a percentage of the social pension. It will be paid to each disabled family member in an amount that depends on the cause of death of the conscript:
p. 4 art. 15 of the Federal Law "On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation"
If family members lose their right to a pension, then payments will be reduced or stopped. For example, if the children of the deceased study full-time at a university, they are entitled to a pension up to 23 years. They will stop receiving their pension the next month after they turn 23.
If a military man, after being discharged from service, works as a civilian, he has the right to a second pension - an insurance one. At the same time, the work must be official - if the employer does not deduct pension contributions, there will be no right to an insurance pension.
About the second pension for military personnel
You can check how many contributions were paid to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in your personal account in the section "On the formed pension rights" or in the pension fund or the MFC - you will need a passport and SNILS. You can register in the compulsory pension insurance system at the territorial pension fund or the MFC. You need to come there with a passport and fill out a questionnaire. You can also log in to the PFR website through the public services website if you are already registered there. nine0015
/guide/skolko-pensiya/
How to calculate the old-age pension
Click on the “Login” button in the upper right part of the screen After you are asked to log in through the public services website When you log in to public services, you will be asked to check whether your profile is filled out correctly . Change the details if required To receive a military pension and an insurance pension at the same time, you must meet the following requirements.
Age. Reaching the age of 61.5 years for men and 56.5 years for women, taking into account preferential service - for example, if a pensioner worked in the Far North or in difficult working conditions. Age is determined taking into account the transition period. nine0015
In Russia, there is a gradual increase in the retirement age. A transitional period has been introduced for these changes, which will be 10 years and end in 2028. As a result, the retirement age will be raised by 5 years and set at 60 for women and 65 for men. In the first half of 2022, the retirement age for women is 56.5 years, for men - 61.5 years. In the second half of 2022, only those who received this right earlier, but did not use it, will retire. nine0015
Annexes 5 and 6 to Law No. 350-FZ
Raising the retirement age
Civil service. The length of service for the insurance pension does not include periods of service in the army or work that are taken into account when calculating the military pension. In 2022, the minimum work experience is 13 years. It increases by 1 year each year until it reaches 15 years in 2024.
Number of pension points. The minimum score in 2022 is 23.4. Their number will increase annually until 2025. By 2025, the minimum number of points will be 30. To check your points, you can contact the territorial pension fund with a passport and SNILS or in your personal account on the PFR website. nine0015 When you enter the compulsory pension insurance system, on the main page you can see how many pension points you have
The formula for calculating the second pension is as follows:
Accumulated pension points × Value of one point
Calculate the amount of the second pension a point costs 107.36 R, the amount is indexed annually.
Usually a fixed payment is added to the insurance pension, but it is not paid to military pensioners. nine0015
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How to buy more pension points?
There are allowances for seniority and disability pensions. They are calculated as a percentage of the social pension.
Art. 17 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
When calculating a pension for the military, various payments are taken into account: allowances, increases and increases. These three terms are often confused, but they mean different things:
Do not confuse.
The allowance is due:
For example, a disabled person of the first group will receive an allowance of 11,212 R - this is 100% of the social pension for this category.
paragraph 2.1 of Art. 18 Federal Law "On state pension provision in the Russian Federation"
There are other allowances: for long service, work with the state secret service, service in special conditions, etc. If a military man receives other income than a military pension, then allowances for dependents and disability are not paid.
Art. 2 of the Federal Law "On State Pensions in the Russian Federation"
Military pensions are increased for services to the country. For Heroes of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees, the pension is increased by 100%, for Heroes of Labor - by 50%. The pension is increased by a multiple of the number of awards: for example, twice the Hero of the Russian Federation receives an additional 200% to the pension. nine0015
Art. 45 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
Champions of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympics receive 50% of the pension. For awards with orders of Labor Glory of three degrees or "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" - 15%.
The Deaflympics are games for people with hearing impairments.
All of them receive an increase of 32% in relation to the social pension. Those who served or worked during the Second World War for at least 6 months, as well as those who were unreasonably convicted and rehabilitated, receive an increase of 16%.
To calculate a military pension, you need to calculate the military allowance. To do this, you need to add salaries by position and rank with other payments. Then the allowance is multiplied by the reduction factor, the length of service and the district coefficient. nine0015
Law No. 460-FZ of December 11, 2018
After the pension is awarded, the coefficient is increased by 2% annually until it reaches 100%. The state reserved the right to increase it by more than 2% if the inflation rate is high. nine0015
For WWII veterans, the reduction coefficient has been canceled since May 2019 - when calculating a pension for them, 100% of the monetary allowance is taken into account.
Monetary allowance consists of several parts:
st. 2 of the Federal Law on the monetary allowance of military personnel
Salaries by position
Salaries by rank
District coefficients. In some districts, coefficients for monetary allowance have been established. They are used if a pensioner lives in climatic, ecological and natural conditions that require additional costs - for example, in the Far North. nine0015
Sizes of district coefficients
A pension based on the district coefficient is received by military pensioners who:
st. 48 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
The maximum value of the coefficient is 1.5. For example, in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the coefficient is 2, but due to restrictions, it will be reduced to 1.5. nine0015
The length of service is calculated as follows: 50% is given for the first 20 years of service, and then 3% is added for each subsequent year. For example, after 21 years of service, the length of service will be 53%, after 22 years - 56%, etc.
As a result, the following formula is obtained:
(Position salary + Military rank salary + Other payments) × Reducing coefficient × Length of service × Regional coefficient = Military pension
An example of calculating pension for a lieutenant colonel in the position of battalion commander with a length of service of 22 years. By military rank, a lieutenant colonel is entitled to a salary of 12,480 R. He has the position of a battalion commander - for a position of 18th category, a salary of 24960 R. For 22 years of service, the lieutenant colonel will receive an increase of 30% of the amount of salaries by position and rank:
(24 960 + 12 480) × 30% = 11 232 R
This is what pension our lieutenant colonel will receive from October 1, 2019 - with a decreasing coefficient of 73.68%:
(24,960 R + 12,480 R + 11,232 R) × 73.68% × 56% × 1 = 20,082 R
To receive a pension according to the length of service, , you need to submit documents to the pension authority of the law enforcement agency in which the military served: the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Penitentiary Service or the FSB. Documents can be submitted in person or sent by mail. You will need:
The application pattern for the appointment of a pension
Order of the Ministry of Defense dated 05/23/1999 No. 225
Sample of the Seniority Calculation
for a disability pension 2 to this list will be added to this list:For survivor's pension , the following will be added to the list:
Together with the application, documents are submitted to increase payments and allowances - for example, documents confirming the special conditions of military service.
To assign a second pension , an application is submitted to the territorial pension fund. Here's what to bring there:
Documents for a second pension
Sample application for granting a pensionPension departments in state structures are responsible for calculating and paying military pensions - for example, the pension department in the military enlistment office at the place of registration. The payment of a pension does not depend on other income. nine0015
Art. 56 of the law on pension provision for persons who have completed military service - the procedure and terms for paying a military pension
A military pension is received for the current month to an account with Sberbank or at a convenient branch of the Russian Post in person or by proxy. Payment terms are determined by agreement between the pension authority, the bank and the post office.
Military pension is withheld on the basis of court decisions. No more than 50% of the pension can be withheld. nine0015
Art. 62 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service
Most often, alimony is withheld. They are kept from regular payments: from military and insurance pensions, from salaries and from business income. For one child - a quarter of the income, for two - a third, for three or more - half. At the same time, some payments are not taken into account when collecting alimony - for example, payments in connection with a military injury.
Federal Law "On Enforcement Proceedings"
The state annually indexes the cost of one point - in 2022, a point costs 107.36 R. In 2022, pensions for working pensioners will not be indexed. An indexed pension will be accrued to a pensioner only after dismissal.
From March 1, 2022, military pensions were indexed by 8.6% and recalculated from January 1, 2022.
Law No. 460-FZ dated December 11, 2018
And from October 1, 2022, the reduction factor will increase to 77.41% of the monetary allowance. nine0015
Government Decree dated December 1, 2018 No. 1466
Military pensions are paid to the card of the Mir national payment system.
