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Service" consisting of voluntary or involuntary "service in the uniformed services" as <br />defined in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act <br />(USERRA) (P.L.103-353, after separation from employment as a Police Officer or <br />Firefighter with the City to perform training or service, shall be added to his years of <br />Credited Service for all purposes, including vesting, provided that: <br />The Member is entitled to reemployment under theprovisions of USERRA. <br />A: ,~, The Member ttt~~t returns to his employment as a Police Officer or <br />Firefighter within one year from the earlier of the date of his military <br />discharge or his release from active service., unless otherwise required by <br />USERRA. <br />/~C~G D D A\ / D ~ ~ !1'2 `2 ~'2 \ <br />5-,~ The maximum credit for military service pursuant to this paragraph shall be <br />five years. <br />This paragraph is intended to satisfy the minimum requirements of <br />USERRA. To the extent that this paragraph does not meet the minimum <br />standards of USERRA, as it may be amended from time to time, the <br />minimum standards shall apply. <br />In the event a Member dies on or after January 1, 2007, while performing USERRA <br />Qualified Military Service, the beneficiaries of the Member are entitled to any benefits <br />(other than benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified military service) as if the <br />Member had resumed employment and then died while employed. <br />***** <br />Firefighter means an actively employed full-time employed by the City, including <br />his initial probationary employment period, who is certified as a Firefighter as a condition <br />of employment in accordance with the provisions of F.S. § 633.35, Florida Statutes, and <br />whose duty it is to extinguish fires, to protect life and to protect property. The term <br />3 <br />