army reserve
Standby military force
A military force of trained personnel who serve part-time, available for active duty when needed.
Reservists typically train one weekend per month and two weeks per year while maintaining civilian careers: He joined the Army Reserve after college.
Reserve units supplement active-duty forces during wars, emergencies, or when additional troops are required.
- reservistPart-time military member
- citizen soldierCivilian who serves militarily
- drillHole-boring device
- drill weekendPeriodic reserve military training
- dutyRequired moral task
mobilization · weekend warrior · veterans · call-up · platoon · part-time · combat training · basic training · activation · annual training · military benefits · field exercises · summer camp · enlisted personnel · battalion · boot camp · disaster response · officers
- militarysoldiers, troops, officers, navy, generals
- military forcesallied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces, militias
- reservesreserves, bank reserves, cash reserves, national reserves, emergency reserves
- Canadian MilitaryCanadian Armed Forces, DND, military branches, service branches, special forces
- Militiascitizen militia, colonial militia, colonial militias, territorial defense, home guard
- militiamilitia, citizen soldier, colonial militia, citizen soldiers, state militias
army reserveactive duty
Current military employment status
regular army · standing army · professional army · active service · frontline troops
army reservecivilian
Non-military person
civilian population · civilian workforce · civilians · non-military · private sector