Composition of The Reserve
The Reserve Forces comprise:
- The Reserve Naval and Marine Forces - the Royal Fleet Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve, and the Royal Marines Reserve.
- The Reserve Land Forces - the Army Reserve and the Territorial Army.
- The Reserve Air Forces - the Air Force Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
The Royal Fleet Reserve, the Army Reserve, and the Air Force Reserve are the Regular Reserve Forces, comprising men and women who previously served in the regular forces and are liable for recall to active duty as reservists.
In addition the act allows for the use of Sponsored Reserves whose employer enters into a contract with the MoD to provide personnel to carry out specialist tasks as part of the armed forces. Examples are the Mobile Met Unit, some of the staff on RAF transport aircraft (non flight crew) and some fleet container transport ships.
The Royal Naval Reserve, the Territorial Army, and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force are the Volunteer Reserve Forces, comprising men and women who are members of the volunteer forces and liable to be called for active duty.
Read more about this topic: Reserve Forces Act 1996
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