# 5 C.F.R. § 550.708 (2026): Creditable service

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_708

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 C.F.R. § 550.708 (2026)
- **Heading:** Creditable service
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel / Chapter I: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT / Part 550: PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL) / Subpart G: Severance Pay / § 550.708: § 550.708   Creditable service.

## Text

The following types of service are creditable for computing an employee's severance pay under § 550.707:
(a) Civilian service as an employee (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105), excluding time during a period of nonpay status that is not creditable for annual leave accrual purposes under 5 U.S.C. 6303(a);
(b) Service performed with the United States Postal Service or the Postal Rate Commission;
(c) Military service, including active or inactive training with the National Guard, when performed by an employee who returns to civilian service through the exercise of a restoration right provided by law, Executive order, or regulation;
(d) Service performed by an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105(c), who moves to a position within the civil service employment system of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, respectively, without a break in service of more than 3 days; and
(e) Service performed with the government of the District of Columbia by an individual first employed by that government before October 1, 1987, excluding service as a teacher or librarian of the public schools of the District of Columbia.
[55 FR 6593, Feb. 26, 1990, as amended at 57 FR 12405, Apr. 10, 1992; 58 FR 33499, June 18, 1993; 64 FR 69177, Dec. 10, 1999]

## Nearby sections

- [5 C.F.R. § 550.701 (2026) § 550.701   Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_701.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.702 (2026) § 550.702   Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_702.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.703 (2026) § 550.703   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_703.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.704 (2026) § 550.704   Eligibility for severance pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_704.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.705 (2026) § 550.705   Criteria for meeting the requirement for 12 months of continuous employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_705.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.706 (2026) § 550.706   Criteria for meeting the requirement for involuntary separation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_706.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.707 (2026) § 550.707   Computation of severance pay fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_707.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.708 (2026) § 550.708   Creditable service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_708.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.709 (2026) § 550.709   Accrual and payment of severance pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_709.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.710 (2026) § 550.710   Suspension of severance pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_710.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.711 (2026) § 550.711   Termination of severance pay entitlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_711.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.712 (2026) § 550.712   Reemployment; recredit of service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_712.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.713 (2026) § 550.713   Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_713.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 550.714 (2026) § 550.714   Panama Canal Commission employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P550_S550_714.md)

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