Section 210.4 - Year of service(a) A year of service is twelve months of reported or deemed service, consecutive or not consecutive. A fraction of a year of service is taken at its actual value.(b) The term years of service means the total number of years an employee is credited with service as defined in § 210.2 of this part.49 FR 46731, Nov. 28, 1984, as amended at 53 FR 17183, May 16, 1988