scope:

a. To provide policy governing voluntary retirement of inactive duty officers and enlisted members serving in the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve and those Navy and Marine Corps reservists on active duty in the Full Time Support (FTS) program.

b. To incorporate applicable provisions of reference (a) and address recent changes in law and Department of Defense (DOD) policy. This instruction is a major revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.

Applicability. a. This instruction applies to all inactive duty officers and enlisted members of the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve components and all FTS officers and enlisted members not on the Active Duty List who qualify for retirement per references (a) and (b). Enclosures (1) through (4) provide specific guidance and definitions regarding qualifications for voluntary retirements.

b. Involuntary separation of officers for cause is covered in reference (c). Involuntary separation of enlisted members for cause is covered in reference (d).

c. Disability retirement is covered in reference (e).

d. Retirement of Reserve Officers on the Active Duty List of the Navy and Marine Corps and transfer of Reserve enlisted members on active duty to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, other than FTS personnel, are covered by reference (f).