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.
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) A defense to acknowledged discrimination, usually based on the existence of a facially discriminatory policy, such as individuals over the age of 50 shall not be hired as police officers..