{"id":25357,"date":"2024-02-26T21:24:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/01\/latest-question-for-reg\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:40:01","slug":"latest-question-for-reg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2024\/02\/26\/latest-question-for-reg\/","title":{"rendered":"When will I get my welcome to retirement letter from OPM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI retired on Dec. 31 as a Navy civilian from Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. I received pay for my unused annual leave on Feb. 15 after prodding my contact at Navy OCHR in Norfolk. However, I have yet to receive my welcome letter from OPM Retirement Services. Is this long of a delay unusual? What can I do to find out my status?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You are the victim of an annual migration when tens of thousands of federal employees wait to the last minute to apply for retirement. And that\u2019s the same time some employees in personnel offices and OPM\u2019s retirement center are either taking a little time off to enjoy the holidays or scrambling to eat up their use-or-lose annual leave. In essence, all those retirement applications are trying to work their way through the system like a pig through a python. All I can suggest it that you try to be patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\t