Army Reserve (Ireland)
The Army Reserve (Irish: Cúltaca an Airm) is the land component of the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF). It is the second line reserve of the Army. The Army Reserve is a part-time, fully voluntary organisation, and is one of two elements of the Reserve Defence Forces of Ireland, the other element being the Naval Service Reserve.
It was established on 1 October 2005 to replace and reorganise the previous reserve organisation, and to improve training and courses similar to those of the Permanent Forces. This reorganisation saw the creation of an overriding Reserve Defence Forces structure which spans both the Army and Naval Service Reserve. Prior to the 2005 restructure, the reserve forces of the Irish Army were known as the Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (Local Defence Force), which in turn has its origins in the Units formed in 1920s.
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