(a) Retired DoD civilian employees. Retired appropriated and NAF employees of the DoD are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 44 to part 161.
Table 44 to Part 161--Benefits for Retired DoD Civilian Employees--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHC DC C MWR E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Self.............................. No.................... No.................... No.................... 1.................... No.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note:1. In accordance with DoD Instruction 1015.10, retired DoD civilian employees are eligible, on a space available basis, to the limited use of MWR
facilities based on the discretion of the installation commander. The August 26, 2008, USD(P&R;) Memorandum, ``Department of Defense Civilian Retiree
Identification Cards'' authorized the issuance of a DoD ID card to this population.
(b) Retired NOAA Wage Mariner employees and their eligible dependents. Retired NOAA Wage Mariners (retired ship's officers and members of the crews of NOAA vessels) are eligible for benefits in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 3074 as shown in Table 45 to part 161.
Table 45 to Part 161--Benefits for Retired NOAA Wage Mariner Employees and Their Eligible Dependents--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHC DC C MWR E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Self.............................. No.................... No.................... Yes................... No................... Yes.Lawful Spouse..................... No.................... No.................... Yes................... No................... Yes.Children, Unmarried, Under 21
Years:
Legitimate, adopted, No.................... No.................... 1..................... No................... 1.
stepchild, illegitimate child
of record of female member,
or illegitimate child of male
member, whose paternity has
been judicially determined.
Ward.......................... No.................... No.................... 1, 2.................. No................... 1, 2.
Pre-adoptive Child............ No.................... No.................... 1, 3.................. No................... 1, 3.
Foster Child.................. No.................... No.................... 1..................... No................... 1.Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and No.................... No.................... 1, 4.................. No................... 1, 4.
Over.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes:1. Yes, if a member of a household maintained by or for an authorized sponsor and dependent on that sponsor for over 50 percent of his or her support.
Children residing in the household of a separated spouse continue to be eligible for commissary privileges until there is a final divorce decree. In
the case of a divorce, children residing in the household of a former spouse ARE NOT considered to be members of the authorized sponsor's household
for commissary privileges.2. Yes, if, for determinations of dependency made on or after July 1, 1994, placed in the legal custody of the member or former member as a result of a
court of competent jurisdiction in the United States (or possession of the United States) for a period of at least 12 consecutive months.3. Yes, if, for determinations of dependency made on or after October 5, 1994, placed in the home of the member or former member by a placement agency
(recognized by the Secretary of Defense) or by another source authorized by State or local law to provide adoption placement, in anticipation of the
legal adoption by the member or former member.4. Yes, if the child:a. Has not attained the age of 23, is enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher learning approved by the administering
Secretary, and is dependent on the former member for over 50 percent of the child's support; orb. Is incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical incapacity that existed before age 21, or occurred before the age of 23 while a full-
time student, while a dependent of a member or former member, and is dependent on the member or former member for over 50 percent of the child's
support.