Not likely. So many military retirees start a second career and because of experience, may end up in civil service. Currently, military retirees who take DoD civilian jobs have two options. One, they can forfeit their military retirement and use those years of service as credit toward a civil service pension. Or two, they can keep their military retirement pay and start fresh in civil service, according to the OPM.
The reference range for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is as follows: 1  Males: 6-34 IU/L. 2  Females: 8-40 IU/L.
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