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The new system includes a Thrift Savings Plan with matching contributions and a one-time continuation payment for service members completing 12 years of service\u2014 upon agreeing to an additional three years of duty.\u00a0<br\/><br\/> Active duty members are eligible for the new retirement system if they entered active service on or before Dec. 31, 2017 and have less than 12 years of service. Reserve and full time support service members can elect the new retirement system if they entered military service on or before Dec. 31 and have less than 4,320 retirement points as of that date.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naval Academy and reserve midshipmen, and those in currently in the Delayed Entry Program, are eligible to opt-in to the new system if they entered the military on or before Dec. 31, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A free Navy app on financial literacy is online now and can be found downloaded on Google Play and iTunes. In March, the Navy expects to have an online calculator to help sailors in making this irrevocable decision.\u00a0Extra tools will be added at a future date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All sailors that are eligible for the blended retirement system must complete the system training which can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/jkodirect.jten.mil\/html\/COI.xhtml?course_prefix=J3O&amp;course_number=P-US1332\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/jkodirect.jten.mil\/html\/COI.xhtml?course_prefix=J3O&amp;course_number=P-US1332\">here<\/a>, under course number J3O P-US1332. 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