Jun 06, 16 · A healthy federal retirement application is defined as a complete and accurate package that has been checked for missing, inaccurate and inconsistent information This column will discuss and describe the forms necessary to complete an accurate retirement package Some of these forms are filled out by the employee — these include the retirement application formsRetirement Plan 31 Service Comp Date (Leave) 32 Work Schedule 33 PartTime Hours Per Biweekly Pay Period POSITION DATA 34 Position Occupied 35 FLSA Category 36 Appropriation Code 37 Bargaining Unit Status 1 Competitive Service 2 Excepted Service 3 SES General 4 SES Career Reserved E ExemptRetirement Systems and Programs The Civil Service Retirement Act, which became effective on August 1, 19, established a retirement system for certain Federal employees It was replaced by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for Federal employees who first entered covered service on and after January 1, 1987 Early Retirement