Replacement reserve
The replacement reserve is a historical form of the Bundeswehr reserve and consisted of all conscripts who did not do their basic military service. In the event of a defense , the substitute reserve could also have been used for military service. A distinction was made between substitute reserve I and substitute reserve II , the suitability of the former being higher.
This term is no longer used. All conscripts who have not already been scheduled are assigned to the general reserve .
A replacement reserve had already existed in the army and navy of the German Empire and in the Wehrmacht .
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Entries in the military pass regarding membership of the reserve reserve II (1965)