Retired List, the Retired Reserve, Temporary Disability Retired List, and the Permanent Disability Retired List. Fleet Reserve The Fleet Reserve was established to provide experienced personnel in 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 and 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 retire- ment 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 only be done 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 per- form the duties of their rank or rating because of a permanent physical disability. See Disability Separation, NAVEDTRA 46601F, for more information. Permanent Disability Retired List The Permanent Disability Retired List consists of members who are permanently unable to per- form the duties of their rank or rating because of a physical disability. See Disability  Separation, NAVEDTRA 46601F, for more information. BENEFITS OF RETIREMENT Retirement benefits available at the conclusion of a Navy career are, in many respects, superior 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 are entitled for life to many of the same medical and dental services provided their active-duty counter- parts. However, these benefits have been severely curtailed during recent years. They 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 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 dis- abilities. Medical Care As a retired service member, you and your dependents remain eligible for the Uniformed Services Health Benefits Program (USHBP). This program provides medical care through uniformed services medical facilities on a space-available basis. That means if the facilities and their staffs are available after the treatment of active-duty members, they may provide care for retired service members and their dependents. 5-19