Employees electing to credit NAFI service under this subpart must:
    
    
        
        (a) 
         Inform the NAFI retirement plan that they are electing to credit NAFI service for CSRS or FERS retirement eligibility;
     
    
        
        (b) 
         Document the election on a form prescribed by OPM; and
     
    
        
        (c) 
         Submit the election with their application for immediate retirement.