United States Army Reserve
The Army Reserve of the United States ( English United States Army Reserve , abbreviated USAR ) is the nationwide reserve component of the Army of the United States . Together with the Army National Guard, it forms the reserve component of the United States Army . It was founded in 1908, originally to keep a reserve of trained paramedics and field doctors ready.
Army Reserve soldiers only serve part-time , as opposed to full-time soldiers in the professional army . As with the National Guard , training for reserve soldiers takes place one weekend a month and two consecutive weeks a year. Many reservists serve in units that consist exclusively of their own kind, while others reinforce existing units of the US Army .
In 2005 the Army Reserve numbered 189,000 men and women.
Age limit for entry into the Army Reserve since March 2005, the 39th year of life for individuals with knowledge of Arabic the 41st Oldest Member was previously Dashiell Hammett , the 50-year-old during the Second World War on the Aleutian sided service.
Obligation
All soldiers in the US Army undertake to serve eight years. Typically, the contract stipulates that two to four years of service as a temporary soldier must be completed, while the rest is served in the Army Reserve . However, there are also soldiers who serve the full eight years in the Army Reserve and do full-time service solely for basic training .
Soldiers who have served in the Army for a few years and do not wish to extend their service are automatically assigned to the Army Reserve until eight years of service are over.
Web links
- The website US Army Reserve (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Army Reserve Components Boost Enlistment Age Limit , written by Jim Garamone on March 22, 2005. Accessed December 16, 2007.
