Organized Reserve Corps

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reserve component of the United States Army

The Organized Reserve Corps was a component of the United States Army that served as the primary federal reserve force between World War I and the mid-20th century, providing trained citizen-soldiers for mobilization in times of war or national emergency.

Aliases (5)

Officers’ Reserve Corps ×2
Officers’ Reserve Corps (World War I era) ×1
Organized Reserve divisions ×1
Organized Reserve officers ×1
Organized Reserve regiments ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	reserve component of the United States Army →
alsoKnownAs	ORC → Officers’ Reserve Corps →
componentOf	Army of the United States →
conflictParticipatedIn	Korean War → World War II →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1952 →
existedDuring	between World War I and mid-20th century →
garrisonLocation	various locations in the United States →
hasPart	Organized Reserve divisions → Organized Reserve enlisted personnel → Organized Reserve officers → Organized Reserve regiments →
historicalSignificance	foundation of the modern United States Army Reserve →
includedBranch	combat arms units → service and support units →
legalBasis	National Defense Act of 1920 →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
mobilizationAuthority	Congress of the United States NERFINISHED → President of the United States →
mobilizationRole	provide pre-trained enlisted units → provide pre-trained officers →
organizedAs	reserve force of the Regular Army →
partOf	United States Army →
personnelType	citizen-soldiers →
precededBy	Officers’ Reserve Corps (World War I era) →
primaryFunction	augment Regular Army forces in war or national emergency → provide trained citizen-soldiers for mobilization →
replacedBy	United States Army Reserve →
role	primary federal reserve force of the U.S. Army →
serviceBranchCategory	Army reserve component →
startTime	1919 →
status	disbanded →
subordinateTo	Department of the Army → War Department →
successor	United States Army Reserve →
timePeriod	World War II era → early Cold War → interwar period →
trainingMethod	part-time training → peacetime drills and instruction →
typeOfOrganization	military reserve organization →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Organized Reserve Corps ("Organized Reserve divisions") → Organized Reserve Corps ("Organized Reserve regiments") → Organized Reserve Corps ("Organized Reserve officers") →	hasPart
Organized Reserve Corps ("Officers’ Reserve Corps") →	alsoKnownAs
National Defense Act of 1916 ("Officers’ Reserve Corps") →	created
National Defense Act of 1916 →	expandedForce
Organized Reserve Corps ("Officers’ Reserve Corps (World War I era)") →	precededBy
Army Reserve →	reorganizedAs