(2) The service, in the aggregate, is equal to 5 years or more. (d) The service described in paragraph (c) of this section is creditable under FERS for the following purposes: (1) The 5 years of civilian service required to be eligible for a basic annuity under FERS as set forth in Â§ 842.203 of this chapter.
This article is about the phrase. For the Badfinger song, see Apple of My Eye (song). The phrase apple of my eye refers to something or someone that one cherishes above all others. According to The MacArthur Study Bible, Moses wrote it around 1400 B.C. Its meaning does indeed derive from an expression signifying the pupil of the eye, one of the most sensitive parts of the body.
The 'apple of your eye' is the iris or center of the eye. If someone were to touch the apple of your eye it would be very painful and so it is protected by the eyelid. The biblical imagery is that we are the apple of his eye and God is the eyelid who protects us. Shakespeare also used the term with this meaning in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to again show something as most precious -.