The Fleet Reserve and the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve are composed of members of the naval service transferred thereto under this section. An enlisted member of the Regular Navy or the Navy Reserve who has completed 20 or more years of active service in the armed forces may, at his request, be transferred to the Fleet Reserve.
A job notice or advertisement may specify an age limit only in the rare circumstances where age is shown to be a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business.
If age is to be a reason. for discharge or refusal to hire, it should be supported by em-. pirical data which validates a BFOQ. This data can be pro-. vided only by assessment of the police officer's and firefighter's. job-related abilities as interfaced with an objective age factor.