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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit about 15 years ago.  He's now a federal employee, and the clerkship DOES count toward his years of service.

(I'm not a federal employee myself, but I do the household finances.  I called some office years ago to inquire, and was told "yes" the clerkship counts.  I double-checked by looking at his SCD - service computation date.  That reflects the time spent as a law clerk for the fed judiciary.)[/quote]

The SCD on your SF-50 is not necessarily what is used for FERS.  You have a SCD-Leave which is what is on the SF-50.  That will include term appointments.  You also have a SCD-Retirement, which does not show on your SF-50.

This link confirms that term appointments (i.e. most clerkships) don't count toward your years of service: https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/fers-information/creditable-service/

I know this because I was a career law clerk for years and explained the ins and outs of HR issues to our term clerks.  I also spent 3 years as a term clerk and sadly those years don't count for retirement purposes.[/quote]

This is correct, it counts toward your SCD for leave but not retirement, because retirement deductions were not taken out of your paycheck.  I have an 18 month difference between my SCD that is on my 50 and my retirement SCD, due to six month internship and one year clerkship. Your retirement SCD may be available online - I have moved between agencies, and don't think it is on USDA Employee Personal Page, but think it was listed in Employee Express when I was on that system. [/quote]

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