You can request retirement from your Military Personnel Office when you have 20 years of credible service.
Qualified ARNG personnel retire and begin to draw retired pay at age 60, or any date thereafter that. Due to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, “REDUCED AGE RETIREMENT”, qualified personnel may retire under the age of 60, however not less than 50.
However, eligibility for Tricare will not start until age 60.
Pre Retirement
Information is available to those within two years of retirement to prepare for life after service in the Armed Forces. Contact the G1 at 304-561-6355 for more details.
FY22 Pre-Retirement Brief Dates & Locations:
- *CANCELLED* March 3, 2023 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, WV
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June 2, 2023 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, WV
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September 8, 2023 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, WV
Gray Area
Identification (ID) cards reflecting Retired Reserve (without pay) status for the individual and eligible family members will be issued at any ID card-issuing facility upon presentation of NOE and transfer orders to the Retired Reserve (without pay).
The Reservist will receive a DD Form 2 (Red) ID card, while eligible Family members receive the DD Form 1173-1 (Red) ID card.
Entry into the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is essential for proper eligibility verification and future ID card renewal/status changes. Once eligible to receive pay, it will be necessary to report to any ID card-issuing facility in order to receive the DD Form 2 (Blue) ID card and Family members will receive the DD Form 1173-1 (Tan) ID card.
Retirement Ceremony
The WVNG hosts a retirement ceremony quarterly at Camp Dawson to honor the service of retiring/retired members. Contact the G1 at 304-561-6355 for more information.
FY22 Retirement Ceremony Dates
- *CANCELLED* March 4, 2023 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, WV
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June 3, 2023 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, WV
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September 9, 2023 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, WV
UPCOMING EVENTS
Retiree Appreciation Day 2023 | March 10 & 11, 2023, at Camp Dawson, in Kingwood WV.
The West Virginia National Guard would like to cordially invite you to participate in the second annual West Virginia Military Retiree Appreciation Day (RAD), sponsored by the West Virginia National Guard and the West Virginia Retired Military Council, to be held 10-11 March 2023.
The event location has been confirmed as the Regional Training Institute on Camp Dawson at 1001 Army Road, Kingwood, WV 26537.
Please remember that although the event is sponsored by the West Virginia Retired Military Council and the Department of the Army, this is an all-service and all-retiree event for Retirees of all components of the Army, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and other Department of Defense military Retirees, their Families and Survivors.
The West Virginia Retired Military Council is a Department of Army recognized and chartered organization, the first of its kind under a state National Guard Command. The council itself has representatives from all services, and the RAD is aimed at providing critical information and services to all West Virginia military retirees, regardless of branch of service.
The RAD provides a venue for military Retirees of all branches of service to get updates on their service, benefits, issues, and to reconnect with their service and veteran service support organizations. Since West Virginia has no active-duty military bases, this event will be most important for those military retirees who are otherwise isolated from their service connections.
Below is the tentative agenda for the event:
Friday, 10 March 2023:
*1200-1800 Registration (Optional), RTI Lodging Desk & RTI Auditorium
*1900-2100 Social (Optional), Entertainment, Refreshments, and Snacks, RTI Classroom 21
Saturday, 11 March 2023:
*0730-1400 Registration, RTI Lodging Desk & RTI Auditorium
*0800 TAG Opening Remarks, RTI Auditorium
*0830 Mr. Mark Overberg, Director of Army Retirement Services, RTI Auditorium *Tentative*
*0900-1600 Vendor Tables Open
*0900 Commissary Opens, TBD *Tentative*
*1000 How To Apply For Retirement and Resources Overview Brief, RTI Auditorium
*1130-1300 Lunch
*1300-1330 Vietnam Veteran Pinning Ceremony, RTI Auditorium
*1500 How To Apply For Retirement and Resources Overview Brief, RTI Auditorium
*1600 Event End
If you would like to participate in the 2nd Annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day event, please RSVP using the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WVNG_RAD2023
We hope you see you there!