DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1300.19A
N13
24 May 2016
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1300.19A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: MANAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION OF RETIRED NAVY PERSONNEL
Ref: (a) DoD Directive 1352.1 of 16 July 2005
(b) 10 U.S.C.
(c) SECNAVINST 1920.7B
(d) NAVPERS 15560D
(e) DoD Instruction 1000.17 of 30 October 2013
1. Purpose
a. To issue policy, procedures, and responsibility for
management and mobilization of retired members of the Navy and
Navy Reserve, per reference (a).
b. This revision clarifies policy, procedures, and
responsibility pertaining to the continued management and
mobilization of retired members of the Navy and Navy Reserve.
This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed
in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1300.19.
3. Applicability. This instruction is applicable to all
Regular and Reserve retired Navy personnel.
4. Policy. Per reference (a), sections 688 and 12301 of
reference (b), and reference (c), it is Department of Defense
(DoD) policy that military retirees may be ordered to active
duty in the event of war or other national emergency. Navy must
plan to use as many retirees as necessary, including but not
limited to members of the Fleet Reserve of the Navy, to meet
national security needs.
a. Officer requirements that cannot be met with regular
component members will be fulfilled by continuing officers on
active duty under reference (c), recall of Navy Ready Reserve
officers to active duty, and by voluntary recall of retired
officers under section 1811-010 of reference (d).
