Army Reserve
Part-time military force
The Army Reserve is a component of the United States Army consisting of trained soldiers who serve part-time, typically one weekend per month and two weeks per year, while maintaining civilian careers.
Reservists can be called to active duty during wartime, national emergencies, or when additional military personnel are needed.
She joined the Army Reserve after college to help pay off her student loans.
Similar reserve components exist in other branches of the U.S. military and in armed forces worldwide.
- basic trainingInitial military instruction
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- national guardDomestic military reserve force
- overseas deploymentMilitary assignment abroad
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
drill sergeant · deployment · mobilization · veterans' benefits · support the troops · tactical planning · field exercises · weekend warriors · part-time soldier · citizen soldiers · disaster response · recruitment campaigns · GI Bill · chaplain · militia · joint operations · peacekeeping missions · medic
- U.S. MilitaryAir Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Pentagon, Department of Defense
- Army Recruitmentenlistment, recruits, recruitment center, recruitment office, recruitment drive
- British Armyregiment, garrison, Gurkhas, SAS, cavalry units
- British militaryRoyal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade, regiment
- Military Reservespart-time soldiers, National Guard, Air National Guard, IRR, USAR
- military unitsbattalion, squad, brigade, company, platoon
Army Reserveactive duty
Current military employment status
standing army · active service · career soldier · professional army
Army Reservecivilian population
civilian workforce · non-military · civilian · civilian life · private sector
army, reserve, armies, armed, arming, arms, armament, armaments, armada