DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1820.1B
N1/PERS-9
24 Oct 2013
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1820.1B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVY RESERVE NOT
ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST (INCLUDING NAVY RESERVISTS ON
ACTIVE DUTY IN FULL TIME SUPPORT)
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C.
(b) DoD Instruction 1200.15 of 18 September 1997
(c) SECNAVINST 1920.6C
(d) DoD Instruction 1332.14 of 28 August 2008
(e) SECNAVINST 1850.4E
(f) OPNAVINST 1811.3A
Encl: (1) Retirement of Inactive Duty and FTS Personnel –
General
(2) Voluntary Retirement of Officers of the Navy Reserve
(3) Voluntary Retirement of Enlisted Members of the Navy
Reserve
(4) Definitions
1. Purpose
a. To provide policy governing voluntary retirement of
inactive duty officers and enlisted members serving in the Navy
Reserve and those Navy 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
policy.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1820.1A.
3. Applicability
a. This instruction applies to all inactive duty officers
and enlisted members of the Navy Reserve Component (RC) and all
FTS officers and enlisted members not on the active duty list,
who qualify for retirement per references (a) and (b).
