South Carolina Code 9-10-30. Eligibility
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Every member of the National Guard of South Carolina who became a member of the National Guard of South Carolina before July 1, 1993, and meets the requirements set forth in this section shall receive from the National Guard Retirement System, commencing at age sixty, a pension of fifty dollars a month for twenty years creditable military service with an additional five dollars per month for each additional year of creditable military service. However, the total pension may not exceed one hundred dollars a month. The requirements for the pension are that each member shall have:
(1) served and qualified for at least twenty years creditable military service, including National Guard, reserve, and active duty, under the same requirement specified for entitlement to retired pay for nonregular service under Chapter 67 of Title 10, United States Code;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 9-10-30
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- system: means the National Guard Retirement System established pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 9-10-10
(2) at least fifteen years of the service described in item (1) of this subsection as a member of the National Guard of South Carolina with the final or last ten years of service immediately before retirement in the National Guard of South Carolina;
(3) received an honorable discharge from the National Guard of South Carolina.