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The reserve components of the United States Armed Forces are military organizations whose members generally perform a minimum of 39 days of military duty per year and who augment the active duty (or full-time) military when necessary. The reserve components are also referred to collectively as the National Guard and Reserve. [1] [2]
On 23 April 1908 Congress created the Medical Reserve Corps, the official predecessor of the Army Reserve. [3] After World War I, under the National Defense Act of 1920, Congress reorganized the U.S. land forces by authorizing a Regular Army, a National Guard and an Organized Reserve (Officers Reserve Corps and Enlisted Reserve Corps) of unrestricted size, which later became the Army Reserve. [4]
Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice; Chapter 47A — Military commissions; Chapter 48 — Military correctional facilities; Chapter 49 — Miscellaneous prohibitions and penalties; Chapter 50 — Miscellaneous command responsibilities; Chapter 51 — Reserve components: Standards and procedures for retention and promotion
In 1989, Congress directed the Army to design a command and control plan for the Army Reserve. Congress and the Army, with FORSCOM in the lead, began the struggle, at times difficult, to produce a mutually agreeable arrangement for the Army Reserve. FORSCOM, the Office of the Chief Army Reserve (OCAR), the Department of the Army, and Congress ...
FRGs developed out of military family support groups as well as less formal officer and enlisted wives clubs, telephone and social rosters, volunteer groups, and clubs. Modern FRGs are a fully defined and officially supported function within the U.S. Army, and include men, women, and children from throughout the military community.
Unveiled on 8 October 2007, the Army Family Covenant institutionalized the U.S. Army's publicly announced pledge to support its soldiers and their families—Active, Guard and Reserve—with resourced programs to deliver a quality of life "commensurate with their service and sacrifice to the nation". [24]
Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels became the U.S. Army Reserve Command's first female leader in 2020.
U.S. Army Reserve private first class during the 2015 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg. In countries with a volunteer army, reserve enlisted personnel are soldiers, sailors, and airmen who have signed contracts to perform military service on a part-time basis. They have civilian status, except for the days when they are ...