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Military reserve force

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5 Basic Benefits of the Army Reserve | Reserve Military Mentor

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Who We Are: U.S. Army Reserve

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What is MILITARY RESERVE FORCE? What does MILITARY RESERVE FORCE mean?

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Reserve Life in the Canadian Armed Forces

A military reserve force is a military organisation composed of citizens of a country who combine a military role or career with a civilian career. They are not normally kept under arms and their main role is to be available to fight when a nation mobilises for total war or to defend against invasion. Reserve forces are generally not considered part of a permanent standing body of armed forces. The existence of reserve forces allows a nation to reduce its peacetime military expenditures while maintaining a force prepared for war. It is analogous to the historical model of military recruitment before the era of standing armies.