reserve forces
Part-time military personnel
Reserve forces are military personnel who train part-time while maintaining civilian careers, available to supplement active-duty troops when needed.
They may be called up during wars, national emergencies, or when regular forces require reinforcement: The president authorized deployment of reserve forces to the region.
Most countries maintain some form of reserves alongside their standing armies.
- National GuardState-level reserve military
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- strategic reservesAssets saved for emergencies
- citizen-soldiersArmed civilians, not professionals
- part-time soldiersNon-professional military personnel
weekend warriors · drill weekends · summer camp · called up · combat readiness · rapid response · mobilization · boots on the ground · conscription · homeland defense · force multiplier · unit cohesion · overseas deployment · emergency preparedness · regiment · reinforcements · recruitment campaigns · army
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- military branchesArmy, army, navy, Air Force, air force
- military forcesarmy, soldiers, troops, militias, militia
- reservesreserves, bank reserves, cash reserves, national reserves, emergency reserves
- Cold War militariesSoviet Army, Warsaw Pact, Soviet military, People's Liberation Army, tank divisions
- military policydefense strategy, defense budget, military spending, troop deployment, national security
reserve forcesstanding army
Continuously maintained military force
regular army · frontline troops · career soldiers · active service · conscript army