Military
- Military reserve, military units not initially committed to battle
- Military reserve forces, are units formed of military personnel making a long term commitment to train part-time and maintain military skills.
- Reserve components of the United States armed forces, "the Guard and Reserves"
- Primary Reserve component of the Canadian Forces
- War Reserve Stock, a collection of war fighting material held in reserve in pre-positioned storage to be used if needed in wartime
- Regular Army Reserve of Officers, British Army officers holding regular commissions who are in receipt of retired pay and are held on the strength of the Regular Army until they reach the age of fifty five. RARO officers retain their rank and commissions and are liable for recall to active duty as required by the Ministry of Defence.
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
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—Mao Zedong (1893–1976)
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)