Article I, Section 17
Section 17. Military Service. The term “Military Service”
as used herein shall mean service in the Armed Services of the United States
as a result of being drafted or as a result of an enlistment during a period
of declared national emergency by a Participant who prior to such service has
accumulated a Qualified Year or a Qualified Screen Credited Year, whichever
is applicable; provided, that such service includes a period of six months or
more during the Plan Year in question. A Participant who engages in Military
Service in a Plan Year which meets the requirements of the preceding sentence
shall receive credit for a Qualified Year and/or a Qualified Screen Credited
Year and shall receive credit for not less than 8 Credited Weeks and/or 8 Screen
Credited Weeks during such Plan Year.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary,
contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to qualified military
service will be provided in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code. Note: The HTML formatting of this document varies slightly from the printed version. Please refer to the Adobe PDF for an electronic version which is identical to the actual document without signatures. The actual signed documents are on file with the Administrative Office.
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