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Purchasing creditable service
Peace Corps service

As of April 1, 2003, MTRS members may purchase up to three years of Peace Corps service as creditable service toward the calculation of retirement benefits (Chapter 468 of the Acts of 2002).

To determine whether you may be eligible to purchase this type of service, please answer these questions:

1) Did you ever serve as a Trainee or Volunteer with the Peace Corps? Yes No
2) Do you have at least ten years of “membership” creditable service with either the MTRS or the Boston Retirement System as a teacher now, or will you have accumulated at least ten years of “membership” creditable service with the MTRS by the time you wish to purchase your Peace Corps service? Yes No
3) Were you a “member in service” on or after April 1, 2003?
Note: In general, a “member in service” is someone who is: actively teaching; receiving Workers’ Compensation for total incapacity; on a sick leave; on a paid leave; or, on an authorized unpaid leave of less than one year. If you have any questions about whether you were a “member in service,” please contact us.		 Yes No