If you would like to serve your country while balancing your duty with civilian life, then the Military Reserves may be for you. All five branches of the US Armed Forces have Reserve Units.
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The purpose of each reserve component is to provide trained units and qualified persons available for active duty in the armed forces, in time of war or national emergency, and at such other times as the national security may require, to fill the needs of the armed forces whenever, during and after the period needed to procure and train additional units and qualified persons to achieve the planned mobilization, more units and persons are needed than are in the regular components.
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The seven reserve components of the U.S. military are:
1. Army Reserve
2. Navy Reserve
3. Marine Corps Reserve
4. Air Force Reserve
5. Coast Guard Reserve
6. Army National Guard of the United States
7. Air National Guard of the United States
There are many career fields in the United States Army Reserves or Army National Guards.
There is a special exception for the National Guard Units. The Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve report to the federal government while the National Guards are subordinated to their respective state governments, except when called into federal service by the President of the United States or as provided for by law.
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Members of the reserve components are generally required to perform, at a minimum, 39 days of military service per year. This includes monthly drill weekends and fifteen days of annual training, hence the slogan “one weekend a month, two weeks a year”.
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While organized, trained, and equipped nearly the same as the active duty, the reserve components often have unique characteristics. This is especially true of the National Guard, which performs both federal and state missions. In addition, reserve components often operate under special laws, regulations, and policies.
