Naval Reserve

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:

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    Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)

    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)