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INSTRUCTIONS: ALABAMA STATEMENT OF MILITARY SERVICE (Form TRS SMS 1109)

 

Members of the Alabama Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) who have been honorably discharged from military service may purchase up to four years of active service using a form TRS SMS 1109. This document is submitted along with a DD Form 214 or other documentation of your service and discharge. The statement of military service can be obtained from the website of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. Note that this purchase of military service credit must be completed within the first year of your entry into the TRS.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 1: On the first blank line, enter your name.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 2: On the second blank line, enter your Social Security number.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 3: On the third blank line, enter your city, state and zip code.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 4: Check the first box if you are receiving no benefits for military service.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 5: Check the second box if you are receiving a service retirement benefit  from a branch of the armed forces.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 6: Check the third box if you are receiving a service retirement benefit based on your military service from another agency and enter its name.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 7: Check the fourth box if you are receiving disability benefit payments from a branch of the armed forces.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 8: Check the fifth box if you are receiving disability retirement benefits from an agency other than a branch of the armed forces and enter its name.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 9: Indicate with a checkmark whether your discharge was honorable or other.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 10: Sign and date the document before a notary public.

 

Alabama Statement Of Military Service TRS SMS 1109 Step 11: When submitting your document, attach copies of all available supporting armed forces documents giving the dates on which you began and ended active service.