(a) Generally. A participant may receive credited in-plan military service for absence from employment on account of active in-plan military service if the participant applies to return to active service with the employer within 90 days of the completion of the period of military service, or within up to two years if a participant is hospitalized or convalescing from an injury caused by active duty or if the participant is entitled to credit for such service under applicable law.
(b) Official documentation. To receive credited in-plan military service, the participant shall submit official documentation satisfactory to the Personnel Officer.
(c) Death of a participant in military service. Notwithstanding any other provision of the plan to the contrary, in the case of a participant who dies while performing qualified military service as defined in § 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code, the survivors of the participant shall be entitled to any additional service credit provided under the plan as if the participant had resumed employment on the day preceding death and then terminated employment on account of death on the actual date of death. The death benefits of a participant who dies while performing qualified military service shall be determined under the applicable plan's provisions for active participant's death benefits – non-line of duty.
(1985 Code, Art. 7, § 1-208) (Bill No. 90-01; Bill No. 2-14)