Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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component of the Royal Air Force military reserve force

The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve is a reserve component of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, composed of civilian volunteers who provide trained air and ground personnel to support the RAF in both peacetime and wartime operations.

Aliases (18)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the Royal Air Force → military reserve force →
abbreviation	RAFVR →
allegiance	British Crown →
composedOf	civilian volunteers →
conflict	Cold War → Falklands War → Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Second World War → War in Afghanistan →
country	United Kingdom →
garrison	Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom →
hasPart	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Catering Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Chaplaincy Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Dental Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Intelligence Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Legal Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Linguist Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Media Operations) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Medical Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Music Services) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Nursing Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Physical Education Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Specialist Branches) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (University Air Squadrons) →
hasPersonnelType	aircrew → ground crew → specialist officers →
hasRole	provide trained aircrew to the Royal Air Force → provide trained ground personnel to the Royal Air Force → support RAF peacetime operations → support RAF wartime operations →
historicalRole	primary source of aircrew for RAF expansion during the Second World War →
inception	1936 →
language	English →
legalStatus	reserve force under UK armed forces legislation →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
operatesIn	air domain → cyber and information environment →
partOf	Royal Air Force →
recruitsFrom	civilian population of the United Kingdom →
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force →
subordinateTo	Air Command (Royal Air Force) →
type	reserve air force →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (University Air Squadrons)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Chaplaincy Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Legal Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Medical Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Nursing Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Dental Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Catering Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Physical Education Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Music Services)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Intelligence Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Linguist Branch)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Media Operations)") → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Specialist Branches)") →	hasPart
RAFVR →	abbreviationOf
RAFVR ("Royal Air Force Reserve") →	associatedWith
RAFVR →	fullName
Secretary of State for Air →	hasJurisdictionOver
No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Polish)") →	service
RAF Leeming ("Royal Air Force Reserves") →	usedBy