The following are categories of retirement with a brief description of each: Fleet   Reserve   —   The   Fleet   Reserve   was established to provide experienced personnel for the first stages of mobilization during an emergency or in time of war. Therefore, the Fleet Reserve is made up of former enlisted members of the regular Navy or Naval Reserve  who  can  fill  such  billets  without  further training. As an enlisted member of the regular Navy or Naval Reserve, you are eligible for transfer to the Fleet Reserve  upon  the  completion  of  at  least  20  years  of active service in the armed forces. While serving as a member of the Fleet Reserve, you may be ordered to active  duty  without  your  consent.  After  you  have completed   30   years   of   service   (which   includes active-duty  and  Fleet  Reserve  time  combined),  you will be transferred to the retired list. Regular  Navy  Retired  List  —   Any  enlisted member of the regular Navy who has completed at least 30 years of active federal service may be retired upon application. Unlike transfer to the Fleet Reserve, the 30-year retirement is a right guaranteed by law. As a retired member, you may be ordered to active duty in time of war or national emergency at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. You may not be ordered to active  duty  under  any  other  conditions  without  your consent. Naval  Reserve  Retired  List   —   The   Naval Reserve Retired List is composed of members of the Naval Reserve who are entitled to receive retired pay. Retired members of the Naval Reserve may be ordered to active duty without their consent. However, this may be  done  only  if  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  with  the approval of the Secretary of Defense, determines that the Navy does not have enough qualified reservists in an active status. Retired Reserve  — The Retired Reserve consists of reservists who have been transferred to the Retired Reserve List without pay. Temporary  Disability  Retired  List   —   The Temporary   Disability   Retired   List   consists   of members who are temporarily unable to perform the duties  of  their  rank  or  rating  because  of  a  physical disability. Permanent  Disability  Retired  List   —   The Permanent   Disability   Retired   List   consists   of members who are permanently unable to perform the duties  of  their  rank  or  rating  because  of  a  physical disability. BENEFITS OF RETIREMENT Retirement benefits available at the conclusion of a Navy career are superior, in many respects, to similar plans in civilian life. On a day-to-day basis, the most important  difference  is  that  service  members  pay nothing toward the accumulation of their benefits. Retired  personnel  and  their  dependents  may  be entitled for life to many of the same medical services provided  their  active-duty  counterparts.  However, these  benefits  have  been  severely  curtailed  during recent years. Retirees and their dependents also have the  privilege  of  making  purchases  in  commissaries, exchanges, and ship’s service stores. Retired members have  the  privilege  to  use  U.S.  armed  forces’  base facilities  subject  to  the  availability  of  space  and facilities,  the  capabilities  of  the  command,  and  any overseas agreements. Retired  personnel  often  do  not  realize  that  they may be entitled to many benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and from the state in which they reside. These benefits may include employment counseling,  home  and  farm  loans,  unemployment compensation,  burial  rights,  and  VA  benefits  for veterans with disabilities. TRANSFER TO FLEET RESERVE A transfer to the Fleet Reserve requires that you complete 2 years at your duty station and submit the application  no  sooner  than 12  months  or  later  than 6  months  before  your  requested  transfer  date.  Send applications  for  Fleet  Reserve  to  the  Chief  of  Naval Personnel  (PERS-273).  Submit  NAVPERS  1830/1  in quadruplicate and NAVPERS 1070/621 (Agreement to Extend) or NAVPERS 1070/622 (Agreement to Recall or   Extend   Active   Duty)   as   appropriate.   Refer   to MILPERSMAN,   article   3855180,   for   more   detailed information. 4-12 Q6. As a retired member with 30 years of service you may be ordered to active duty by which of the following personnel? 1. Chief of Naval Operations 2. Vice President of the United States 3. Secretary of the Navy 4. Vice Chief of Naval Operations REVIEW QUESTION