Organized Reserve Corps

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reserve component of the United States Army
alsoKnownAs ORC
Organized Reserve Corps
surface form: Officers’ Reserve Corps
componentOf United States Army
surface form: 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 Corps self-linksurface differs
surface form: Organized Reserve divisions

Organized Reserve enlisted personnel
Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
surface form: Organized Reserve officers

Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 United States Congress
surface form: Congress of the United States

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 Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
surface form: Officers’ Reserve Corps (World War I era)
primaryFunction augment Regular Army forces in war or national emergency
provide trained citizen-soldiers for mobilization
replacedBy Army Reserve
surface form: United States Army Reserve
role primary federal reserve force of the U.S. Army
serviceBranchCategory Army reserve component
startTime 1919
status disbanded
subordinateTo United States Department of the Army
surface form: Department of the Army

United States Department of War
surface form: War Department
successor Army Reserve
surface form: 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

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Army Reserve reorganizedAs Organized Reserve Corps
National Defense Act of 1916 expandedForce Organized Reserve Corps
National Defense Act of 1916 created Organized Reserve Corps
this entity surface form: Officers’ Reserve Corps
Organized Reserve Corps alsoKnownAs Organized Reserve Corps
this entity surface form: Officers’ Reserve Corps
Organized Reserve Corps hasPart Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Organized Reserve divisions
Organized Reserve Corps hasPart Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Organized Reserve regiments
Organized Reserve Corps hasPart Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Organized Reserve officers
Organized Reserve Corps precededBy Organized Reserve Corps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Officers’ Reserve Corps (World War I era)
ORC alsoKnownAs Organized Reserve Corps
subject surface form: Organized Reserve Corps
this entity surface form: Officers’ Reserve Corps
National Defense Act of 1920 appliesTo Organized Reserve Corps
National Defense Act of 1920 setsMaximumStrengthFor Organized Reserve Corps
this entity surface form: Organized Reserves