§ 35.50. CREDIT UNDER PENSION SYSTEM FOR TIME SPENT IN ARMED FORCES.
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(A) Any member of the Police or Fire Department who, while a member of the Police or Fire Departments, entered the armed forces of the United States, and who was honorably discharged therefrom, shall upon his or her return to that Police Department or Fire Department be entitled to the same pension or benefits provided by KRS 95.560 and § 35.49 of this code of ordinances, and his or her beneficiaries shall be entitled to the same pension under KRS 95.550 and § 35.48, as if the member had remained on active duty with that Police or Fire Department, and his or her time served in the armed forces shall be added to his or her previous service and shall be construed for purposes of eligibility for pensions or benefits, either for himself or herself or his or her beneficiaries, as a part and continuation of his or her consecutive years of service with that Police Department or Fire Department.
(B) This section shall apply only to those members who served in World War II, who apply for reinstatement within 90 days after the date on which the member first received or could have received an honorable discharge, and shall not apply to those members reenlisting in the armed forces of the United States.
