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Credit For Military Service After 1956Since 1957, if you had military service earnings for active duty (including active duty for training), you paid Social Security taxes on those earnings. Since 1988, inactive duty service in the Armed Forces reserves (such as weekend drills) has also been covered by Social Security. Under certain circumstances, special extra earnings for periods of active duty from 1957 through 2001 can also be credited to your Social Security earnings record for benefit purposes.
There are no special extra earnings credits for military service after 2001. |
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What We Mean by "Active Duty Military Service"Active duty military service means that you served on Active Duty, Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) or were in the Reserves for any of the following United States military organizations:
For more information, please read our Military Service fact sheet. |
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