Wayne County Employees Retirement System: Military Service Credit

A Wayne County employee in the retirement system can get up to six years of service credit for wartime or national emergency active duty of 30 days or more: free when the service interrupted county employment, bought at half or full actuarial cost when it did not.

Also called: retirement, pension, service credit, military buyback, county employee, 141-6.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Wayne County, MICounty

Wayne County Code section 141-6 sets three routes, each capped at six years of credited service in all and each for active duty of 30 days or more in time of declared war, national emergency or compulsory service recognized by the retirement commission. Intervening service. A member who leaves county employment for military service gets the credit at no cost if the member returns to a covered county job within a year of the end of service, or within 90 days of leaving hospital where the member was hospitalized for a service injury or disease when service ended. Earlier service, by purchase. A member whose service did not interrupt county employment can buy the credit in one-month steps: under purchase programme 1 by paying 50% of the increase in the actuarial present value of benefits, under programme 2 by paying 100%. Which programme applies depends on the member's coverage group. In every route, service that is or can be used under another retirement system does not count.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wayne County Employees Retirement System: Military Service Credit
Gate	Rule
County retirement system member	Active duty of 30 days or more in a war, national emergency or compulsory service period recognized by the retirement commission. No rating is needed.

Sources

Wayne County Code § 141-6, military service creditOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-01.

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