Section 1-3 - Military Service Credit (a) In accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., and the Wyoming Military Service Relief Act, W.S. §§ 19-11-101 through 19-11-124, any participating member called to active duty in the armed forces of the United States or in the Wyoming National Guard shall not be required to withdraw contributions and interest while on active duty, whether contributing to the fund or not. - (i) Any participating member may elect to continue to make the required contributions to the fund during a period of active military service. The member shall notify his volunteer fire department or volunteer EMT ambulance service of his election to continue to make the required contributions at the time he enters active military service and arrange to submit timely contributions. The department shall remit the contributions to the retirement system with the regular monthly member contributions.
- (ii) Any participating member who elects not to make pension contributions during active military service, and who rejoins the regular rolls of a duly constituted volunteer fire department or volunteer EMT ambulance service in Wyoming within the time frame outlined in federal law, shall be permitted to make a lump-sum payment to the fund equal to the amount of the missed contributions without interest. Upon such payment, the member shall be credited with service as though no break in service occurred.
- (iii) Any participating member who elects not to make pension contributions during active military service, and who rejoins the regular rolls of a duly constituted volunteer fire department or volunteer EMT ambulance service in Wyoming after the time frame outlined in federal law, shall be permitted up to five (5) years from the date of rejoining the regular rolls to make a lump-sum payment to the fund equal to the amount of the missed contributions with interest. Upon such payment, the member shall be credited with service as though no break in service occurred.