| answer text |
<p>The Regular Reserve Force comprises the Royal Fleet Reserve, Army Regular Reserve
and Royal Air Force Regular Reserve. Many of these former members of the Regular Forces
retain a liability to be called up for service, the duration of which is determined
by their previous contract type, length of Regular service and reason for leaving.
They meet two functions: some are available to provide specialist capability for a
limited time after leaving Regular service; all form a strategic reserve for resilience
and regeneration of our Armed Forces in case of national crisis. In general, ex-Regular
reservists have only been called upon to support routine operations if they have volunteered
or when volunteer reservists have not been available.</p><p>With our growing numbers
of Tri-Service Volunteer Reserves, which had a trained strength of 27,520 as at 1
May 2016, and our ability to recall ex-Regulars we are confident that we would have
the resources necessary to meet our requirements in times of tension and war.</p><p>Strength
figures for the Reserve Forces, including the Regular Reserve Force, are set out in
Monthly Service Personnel Statistics on Gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016</p>
|
|
