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A, D and E is entitled to purchase the service credit under | section 17713, subsection 2 and to receive a refund of the | amount paid under this paragraph that exceeds the cost to | purchase the service credit under section 17713. |
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| | | 3.__Service before becoming member.__A member who served as a | | full-time active duty member of the United States Armed Forces | | before becoming a member and who separated from the armed forces | | under conditions other than dishonorable is entitled under this | | subsection to purchase service credit for the period of time that | | the member served in the armed forces by complying with the terms | | and conditions of this subsection and the applicable provisions | | of subsection 4 or 5.__Service credit under this subsection is | | limited to 4 years. |
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| | | A.__A member may purchase service credit at the cost set | | forth in subsection 4 if the member has at least 15 years of | | creditable service at the time of retirement, the member | | makes payment as required under subsection 4 and the member: |
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| | | (1)__Began membership prior to January 1, 1976; |
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| | | (2)__Served in the United States Armed Forces during | | any federally recognized period of conflict; or |
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| | | (3)__Was awarded an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, a | | Combat Action Ribbon, a Combat Infantry Badge or any | | other campaign or expeditionary medal and the receipt | | of such a medal would allow the member to be considered | | "preference eligible" under 5 United States Code, | | Section 2108(3)(A) or 2108(3)(B).__A member described | | in this subparagraph is entitled to purchase service | | credit at the cost set forth in subsection 4 only if a | | cost subsidy for that member's service credit has been | | paid to the retirement system as provided in subsection | | 6. |
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| | | B.__A member may purchase service credit at the cost set | | forth in subsection 5 if the member has at least 5 years of | | creditable service at the time of retirement and the member | | makes payment as required under subsection 5. |
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| | | C.__For purposes of this subsection, "federally recognized period | | of conflict" means World War I, April 6, 1917 to November 11, | | 1918 or to March 31, 1920 if service was in Russia; World War II, | | December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946; the Korean Conflict, June | | 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955; the Vietnam War, August 5, 1964 to | | May 7, 1975 and the period beginning on February 28, 1961 and | | ending on May 7, 1975 in the case of a veteran who served in the | | Republic of Vietnam |
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