CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 842—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC ANNUITY > SUBPART B—Eligibility (§842.201 to §842.213) > 842.203—General eligibility requirement.

842.203—General eligibility requirement.

An employee must have at least 5 years of civilian service creditable under FERS to be eligibile for an annuity under this subpart, except as provided under part 846 of this chapter.