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Civil Service Retirement System Generally, employees hired before 1984 are members of CSRS unless they elected coverage under FERS during one of the open seasons authorized for making such choices in 1987 and 1998. Eligibility Requirements: Under CSRS, there are two general requirements that all retiring employees must meet in order to leave their government jobs with the right to either an immediate or deferred annuity. Employees: (1) must have at least five years of creditable civilian service with the government, and (2) must have been employed under CSRS for at least one year out of the last two years preceding separation for retirement (this requirement is waived for retirements on account of disability). |    
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