Volunteer Reserves

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Volunteer Reserves are part-time, trained military personnel in the United Kingdom who support the regular armed forces while typically maintaining civilian careers.

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Label Occurrences
Volunteer Reserve 1
Volunteer Reserves canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military reserve force
associatedWith Armed Forces Covenant
canBeMobilisedFor UK operations
civil emergencies
overseas operations
composedOf Army Reserve
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Marines Reserve
Royal Navy Reserve
surface form: Royal Naval Reserve
country United Kingdom
distinguishedFrom UK Cadet Forces
surface form: Cadet Forces

Full-time Reserve Service
Regular Forces
employerSupportProgramme SaBRE
employerSupportScheme Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
governedBy Ministry of Defence
hasAbbreviation VR
hasAgeRange typically 18 to mid-40s depending on service and role
hasCharacteristic maintain civilian careers
part-time
trained personnel
hasObligation attend regular training
liable for call-out for operations
hasRecruitmentRequirement meet fitness standards
meet medical standards
meet nationality and residency rules
hasStatus members are civilians when not on duty
members are subject to service law when mobilised
hasType volunteer reserve
language English
legalBasis Armed Forces Act
surface form: Armed Forces Act 2006

Reserve Forces Act 1996 (United Kingdom)
surface form: Reserve Forces Act 1996
partOf British Armed Forces
receives bounty for meeting training commitments
military pay when on duty
pension benefits subject to qualifying service
role augment regular forces on operations
participate in training and exercises with regular forces
provide specialist skills not widely available in regular forces
support homeland resilience and civil contingencies
sector defence
supports Regular Armed Forces
trainingIncludes annual camp
basic military training
specialist trade training

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UK Reserve Forces hasComponent Volunteer Reserves
Reserve Forces Act 1980 appliesTo Volunteer Reserves
this entity surface form: Volunteer Reserve