ARPCI36-3203 governs computation of creditable service, service and points, and histories used for Reserve retired pay.
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It covers creditable and noncreditable service, appointments and enlistments, procedures, disposition, and source documents for verifying service and points. It requires records created through its processes to be maintained and disposed of according to AFMAN 33-363 and AFRIMS Records Disposition Schedule.
After 1 July 1949, all service in an active status in any Federally recognized organization is creditable toward longevity service. However, to be credited with satisfactory service for retirement purposes, the member must earn a minimum of 50 points per retention/retirement (R/R) year, of which 15 may be membership points. (paragraph 2)
All active service as a military member of the Army, Navy, AF, Marine Corps or Coast Guard is considered creditable service. (paragraph 2)
All periods of absence under Article I War 107 (AWOL), or lost time for any other reason, are deducted from service.
Secondary source documents are used when all efforts to secure a primary source document have been exhausted. (paragraph 3)
Commit all documents to ARMS that are produced to create service histories.