If your time in service exceeds the PGP, by what date must HYT retirement occur?

• A. No later than September 1 of the year following
• B. December 31 of the current year
• C. January 1 of the following year
• D. June 30 of the current year

Answer: (A)

Exceeding HYT means you’ve gone beyond the maximum time in service allowed for your rank. When that happens, there’s a fixed deadline for retirement to keep manpower flow predictable. The rule sets that you must retire no later than September 1 of the year after you exceed the PGP. This date aligns with administrative and payroll cycles and gives time to wrap up records, billets, and benefits before the new fiscal year. So, if you exceed the PGP this year, the requirement is to retire by September 1 of the next year. Other dates don’t reflect this mandated cutoff.