Territorial Army

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The Territorial Army, now known as the Army Reserve, is the volunteer reserve component of the British Army made up of part-time soldiers who support regular forces in operations and training.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the British Army
military reserve force
branch British Army
canBeMobilizedFor national emergencies
overseas operations
controlledBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
country United Kingdom
engagementType voluntary enlistment
established 1908
establishedBy Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
garrison various Army Reserve Centres across the United Kingdom
governedBy Reserve Forces Act 1996 (United Kingdom)
surface form: Reserve Forces Act 1996
hasAlternativeName Army Reserve
surface form: Army Reserve (post‑2014 name)

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hasComponent armoured units
artillery units
engineer units
infantry units
logistic units
medical units
signals units
hasSuccessor Territorial Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
isA part-time military force
volunteer reserve component
mottoType varies by unit
participatedIn Cold War era deployments
World War I
surface form: First World War

Iraq War
surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)

World War II
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
partOf British Army
predecessor Volunteer Force (United Kingdom)
Shropshire Yeomanry
surface form: Yeomanry
primaryFunction augmentation of regular army on operations
home defence
rebrandedAs Territorial Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
rebrandingYear 2014
recruitmentBase civilian population
reorganizedAs Territorial Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

Territorial Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
role provide trained individuals and units for operations
support regular British Army forces
support training of regular forces
serviceStatus part-time military service alongside civilian careers
serviceType part-time soldiers
trainingStatus trained soldiers liable for mobilization
typicalCommitment annual training camp
training on evenings and weekends
uniform same pattern as regular British Army with reserve insignia

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Sponsored Reserves relatedTo Territorial Army
SaBRE associatedWith Territorial Army
this entity surface form: British Army Reserve
4 PARA branch Territorial Army
this entity surface form: British Army Reserve
8 DLI associatedWith Territorial Army