Double check the language. I could be wrong, but I understand it to be 25 years at any age, but with the kicker that your actual pension does not accrue until the age of 21 years old.
This could be very important in that with the op starting at age 19 he might need 27 years to qualify for the 25 and out at any age.
I know it is very confusing. It also depends on what time of year be turned 21. If before July 1st full year credit. If on or after July 1st would not have a full year.
Very confusing. My Birthday is before July 1st so I got a full year credit at age 21. I started at 20 years of age and did not make the hours that first year, so that might be the reason I have to wait until the age of 46.
The best thing to do, is talk with your Local Union.
The part-time pension language is a supplemental contract issue.
But, shouldn't vary between the different supplements.
In addition to Article 34 of the Master.
There was an addition to the Central Region language in 2002.
"(4) The UPS Pension Plan will be governed by the terms of the Plan document.
(5) Effective August 1, 2002, the Employer will grant additional years of Credited Service in accordance with the terms of the Plan to all full-time and part-time employees on the payroll on August 1, 2002, who worked for UPS after they were twenty-one (21) but were denied Credited Service solely because the UPS Pension Plan required that an employee be age twenty-five (25) or older to participate in the UPS Pension Plan."
http://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/06242014_77983_central_region-final.pdf
Discussing Pension issues are a "sticky wicket".
Because (well intended) wrong information.... can affect people's future.
Everyone would be best served by performing their own "due diligence" in seeking answers.
-Bug-