Eligibility Computation Period – The initial eligibility computation period shall be the 12-consecutive-month period beginning with the day on which the employee first performs an hour of service for the employer (employment commencement date).

Succeeding eligibility computation periods shall coincide with the plan year, beginning with the first plan year that commences prior to the first anniversary of the employee's employment commencement date regardless of whether the employee is credited with the required number of hours of service during the initial eligibility computation period. An employee who is credited with the required number of hours of service in both the initial eligibility computation period and the first plan year that commences prior to the first anniversary of the employee's employment commencement date shall be credited with two years of service for purposes of eligibility to participate.