A Naval Reserve is the reserve body of a nation's Navy, typically called-upon in times of conflict. Naval Reserves include:
- La réserve Marine (France)
- Royal Naval Reserve (United Kingdom)
- Royal Australian Naval Reserve
- Naval Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy
- United States Navy Reserve
- Naval Service Reserve (Ireland)
- Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Naval Reserve (South Africa)
Famous quotes containing the words naval and/or reserve:
“The world was a huge ball then, the universe a might harmony of ellipses, everything moved mysteriously, incalculable distances through the ether.
We used to feel the awe of the distant stars upon us. All that led to was the eighty-eight naval guns, ersatz, and the night air-raids over cities. A magnificent spectacle.
After the collapse of the socialist dream, I came to America.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
“In a democracy—even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-élitist one—the greatest veneration one can show the rule of law is to keep a watch on it, and to reserve the right to judge unjust laws and the subversion of the function of the law by the power of the state. That vigilance is the most important proof of respect for the law.”
—Nadine Gordimer (b. 1923)