(or members of his family or others acting for him if he is incapacitated) notify the Chief of Naval Personnel of the retired member's mailing address and actual whereabouts, and that notification be immediately made of changes in either. All communications in this regard should be addressed: Chief of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers B84), Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C.

It is emphasized that members who have waived their Navy retirement pay in order to receive disability compensation from the Veterans Administration, still are required to undergo periodic physical examination as directed by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

Failure to do so when ordered will result in suspension of the member's pay account which may not be reopened should he later re-elect to receive Navy retired pay by reason of a decrease in or termination of his VA compensation.

Members who are ordered to submit to a physical examination will be reimbursed for travel performed upon submission of a claim therefor and presentation of their orders, properly endorsed.

4. Termination of Temporary Disability Retirement. If as a result of any periodic physical examination, it is determined by the Physical Review Council that the disability of the member concemed 6 has become stabilized, the member will be re-evaluated by a Physical Evaluation Board. The findings of this board are recommended findings only and will ultimately be acted upon by the Secretary of the Navy. The Secretary's action may be one of the following:

a. Retention on the Temporary Disability Retired List. In this event the member will continue to be examined at intervals not exceeding 18 months. This, however, does not serve to extend the maximum period of five years that a member may remain on the Temporary Disability Retired List. He will be re-evaluated again prior to the termination of his temporary retired status.

b. Permanent Retirement. If the disability for which the member (having less than 20 years of active service) was temporarily retired is determined to be permanent and rateable at 30 percent or greater, he will be permanently retired. A member having more than 20 years of active service will be permanently retired if the disability for which he was temporarily retired is determined to be permanent, regardless of the assigned percentage.

c. Discharge with Severance Pay. If the disability for which the member was temporarily retired improves to a degree where it is less than 30 percent disabling but continues to render him unfit for return to duty, and the member has served less than 20 years of active duty, he will be discharged with severance pay.

d. Fit for Return to Duty. If the Secretary of the Navy determines that a member is physically fit to perform the duties of his rank or rate, the following will apply as appropriate:

(1) An enlisted member of a Regular component shall, subject to his consent, be discharged and re-enlisted in his Regular component.

(2) An officer of a Regular component shall, subject to his consent, be recalled to active duty and, as soon as practicable, shall be reappointed to the active list of his regular component. (There is no provision of law which permits an officer, found fit for duty and who is otherwise qualified for non-disability retirement, to be transferred to the Retired List from the Temporary Disability Retired List. Transfer to the Retired List can be effected only after the officer is recalled to active duty and reappointed.)

(3) A member of a Reserve component shall, subject to his consent, be reappointed, or discharged and re-enlisted, as the case may be, in his Reserve component.

(4) If a member does not consent to being reappointed or re-enlisted, his status on the Temporary Disability Retired List and his retirement pay shall be terminated as soon as practicable and he will be separated from the naval service without severance pay.

e. Rate or Rank of Members Fit for Duty.

(1) A member found fit for duty will be reappointed or re-enlisted in the rank or rating permanently held by him at the time of his temporary retirement, or in the next higher rank or rating. In this connection, consideration is given to the probable opportunities for advancement and promotion to

❝Stabilized means that no further improvement or deterioration of the disability may normally be expected within the five year period that the member can be carried on the Temporary Disability Retired List.

which the member might reasonably have been entitled had it not been for his transfer to the Temporary Disability Retired List.

(2) A member reappointed or re-enlisted will have the period of time spent on the Temporary Disability Retired List credited to him for basic pay purposes; however, such time is not creditable for retirement purposes.

(3) An officer in a Regular component shall have his disability retirement pay terminated on the date of his recall to active duty, and his temporary retirement status terminated on the date of his reappointment to the active list.

(4) An enlisted member of a Regular component shall have both his status on the Temporary Disability Retired List and his disability retirement pay terminated on the date of his discharge from the Regular component of which he was a member before being placed on the temporary list.

(5) A member of a Reserve component, whether officer or enlisted, shall have his status on the Temporary Disability Retired List and his disability retirement pay terminated on the date of his reappointment or re-enlistment in a Reserve component, as the case may be.

(6) If not sooner removed from the Temporary Disability Retired List, a member's retirement

pay will terminate upon expiration of five years on that list.

5. Rank or Pate for Members Retired with Physical Disability. The rank or rate on the retired list of members retired for physical disability is the rank or rate in which the member was serving at the time of retiring, with the following exceptions:

a. If the disability for which an officer was retired was first discovered during a promotion physical examination, he will be retired in the rank to which selected with retired pay based on that rank, unless selected under the temporary promotion law.

b. A member may be retired and receive pay based on a higher temporary rank or rate if he previously served satisfactorily in that higher temporary rank or rate. This determination is made by the Secretary of the Navy.

Contents of Chapter: I. Records of Identity and Whereabouts; II. Types and Procurement of Identification Cards; III. Uniform Regulations and Use of Military Title; IV. Responsibilities and Restrictions

I. RECORDS OF IDENTITY AND WHEREABOUTS

It is the responsibility of the retired member, or his personal representative, his family, and those interested in his welfare to keep Naval authorities currently notified of member's identity and whereabouts as set forth below. The retired member himself, so long as he is able, shall immediately notify the proper Naval authority in writing over his signature, of change of name, changes in next of kin or beneficiaries, and changes in mailing address or usual whereabouts. Failure to keep records current in any of these respects may result in delay or denial of payment or rendition of monetary and other important benefits.

A. CHANGE OF ADDRESS

1. Commands to Notify.

a. Notify the Commandant of your Naval District by signed letter of any permanent or temporary (less than six months) change of address. OFFICERS: NOTIFYING THE NAVAL DISTRICT COMMANDANT AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIES THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL BY MEANS OF A PUNCH CARD SYSTEM. Notification to the commandant also automatically corrects your address for mailing of the RETIRED NAVAL PERSONNEL NEWSLETTER. (See Chapter 1, section II(A) for information on Newsletter.)

(1) See inside cover for addresses of District Commandants.

(2) If you are residing or traveling in areas outside a Naval District in excess of six months, notify the Commandant, Ninth Naval District, with the following exceptions: in areas under the jurisdiction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe; Commanders, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan, the Philippines, or the Marianas, notify the appropriate area commander. (Chapter 4 covers residence and travel abroad.)

b. If you are receiving retired pay, in addition to notifying your Commandant or area commander, also notify the Commanding Officer, Navy Finance Center, Retired Pay Department, Cleveland 14, Ohio. Send a signed letter or change-of-address card furnished by the Center or by any Post Office. c. If you are on the Temporary Disability Retired List, in addition to notifying the cognizant commands, notify also the Chief of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers B84), Navy Department, Washington 25, D.C.

2. Items to Include in Notification.

a. For Permanent Change of Address Notice, include your full name, rank or rate, service or file number, old address, complete new address, and signature. State that the change is permanent.

b. For Temporary Change of Address (six months or less), include the same items as for permanent change. Send notification both at the beginning and end of the temporary period or periods. State that the change is temporary. (NO NOTIFICATION necessary when mail can be delivered promptly by means of existing mail address.)

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c. Be sure to SIGN any notification of change of address. Telephone calls and wires are not acceptable. This regulation is for your protection.

B. CHANGE OF NAME BY MARRIAGE OR FOR OTHER REASONS

A change of name in the official Navy records is made only after an administrative examination of the evidence and approval by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

If you change your name because of marriage, divorce, or any other reason, send a request immediately for the change to be made in your records to the Chief of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers E24 for officers; Attn: Pers E3 for enlisted personnel); via the Commandant of the Naval District holding your record. (See map of Naval Districts inside back cover of this Guide.) Send also a certified copy of the document applicable in your case such as:

Marriage certificate,

- Final divorce decree containing provision for restoration of maiden name, or

- Court order authorizing name change.

As far as your Navy records are concerned, your change of name will be effective from the date that it is approved by the Chief of Naval Personnel. Copies of his letter of authorization will be sent to all offices having custody of your various official records.

C. CHANGE OF NEXT OF KIN OR BENEFICIARY

When there is a change in your next of kin or beneficiary due to death, divorce, marriage or other reasons, you should take the following action immediately to correct your records:

1. Complete a "Record of Emergency Data" (DD Form 93-1) in duplicate and submit it to the Commandant of the Naval District holding your service record. (See map of Naval Districts inside back cover.) You may obtain this form from most naval installations or from your Commandant. Indicate on the form under "Remarks" the reason for the change, such as "Divorced Mary Jane Smith in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the county of Los Angeles, final decree effective 20 May 1960"; or "Wife, Mary Jane Smith, died 14 April 1960 in Chicago, Illinois."

2. Notify immediately the Navy Finance Center, Retired Pay Department, Cleveland 14, Ohio, (a) if you wish to change your beneficiary so that monies due from your last monthly pay will be paid to the person you wish in the event of your death (See Chapter 3, Section V(D), Designation of Unpaid Pay and Allowances Due Survivors), and (b) if there is a change affecting the election under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act (death or divorce of your spouse; death or marriage of children under age 18.)

3. If you hold Government life insurance, notify the Veterans Administration office where your insurance records are maintained of change of beneficiary.

II. IDENTIFICATION CARDS

This section describes the types of identification cards to which retired members and their dependents are entitled and how to apply for them. (For information concerning medical care and base privileges which may be available to retired members, see Chapter 5.)

A. TYPES OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS

1. DD Form 2N(Gray)

a. To Whom Issued. This is the Armed Forces Identification Card issued to all members of the Navy and Naval Reserve who are entitled to retired pay, including those on the Temporary Disability Retired List and those in the Fleet Reserve.

b. Purpose. Its purposes are identification of the bearer and authorization of the following privileges at any installation of the uniformed services: theatre, commissary, exchange, and medical care (including facilities of the U.S. Public Health Service.) When the member is not entitled to such

medical care, the phrase "No Medical Care" is stipulated on the reverse side of the identification card.

2. DD Form 2N(Red)

a. To Whom Issued. This is the Armed Forces Identification Card issued at the time of retirement, to members of the Retired Naval Reserve who are not entitled to retired pay.

b. Purpose. Identification of bearer and authorization ONLY for the purchase of necessary articles of uniform clothing, accounterments, and equipment in such quantities as would be required when recalled to active duty.

3. DD Form 1173 (Buff)

a. To Whom Issued. The Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card is issued by any military card-issuing activity (Army, Navy, Marine or Air Force) to eligible dependents of retired members who themselves are entitled to DD Form 2N (Gray). "Eligible dependents" (applying for identification card may be required to submit substantiating documents for determination of eligibility) are defined as follows:

- Lawful husband if he is dependent on the retired member for over one-half of his support.

– Unmarried widower if because of a mental or physical incapacity he was dependent on the retired member at the time of her death for over one-half of his support.

Parent or parent-in-law who is or was at the time of death of the retired member dependent on him for over one-half of his support and who is or was actually residing in a dwelling place provided or maintained by said member.

- Unmarried legitimate child (including adopted child or step-child) age 10 to (but not including) 21 years of age.

Unmarried legitimate child (including adopted child or step-child) who either:

Has not passed his 21st birthday, or

Because of a mental or physical incapacity that existed before his 21st birthday is incapable of self-support, or was at the time of death of the retired member dependent on him for over one-half of his support; or

Has not passed his 23rd birthday and is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning approved by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and is or was at the time of the death of the retired member dependent on him for over one-half of his support. (For institutions meeting the above criteria, see "Education Directory, Part 3, Higher Education," issued annually by the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington 25, D.C. To determine whether a foreign institution of higher learning meets the above criteria, write to the same Department.)

b. Purpose. Identification of bearer and authorization for privileges, as indicated on the card, at any of the uniformed services installations if adequate facilities are available.

B. APPLICATION FOR IDENTIFICATION CARDS

If, upon retirement, you did not receive an identification card for yourself or your dependents, or if you need to replace an identification card because of loss or mutilation, you may apply under the following procedures.

1. For Retired Member's ID Card (DD Form 2N(Gray) or (Red). There are two ways to apply for these cards:

a. Obtain application blank (NAVPERS 2721) at any Navy activity, fill out, and mail to the Naval Commandant of the District holding your service record for verification and certification of your retired status. When the application properly certified is returned to you, present it to any Navy identification card-issuing activity, and obtain new identification card. Take your old card with you for exchange. (If you are residing or traveling for a period in excess of six months in areas outside a Naval District, write to the appropriate naval authority indicated in Chapter 4, section