Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The reserve components of the United States armed forces are military organizations whose members, generally perform a minimum of 39 days of military duty per year and who augment the active duty (or full time) military when necessary. The reserve components are also referred to collectively as the Guard and Reserves. Additionally, the state organized militia such as various naval militias and state guards (a.k.a. State Defense Forces) are not considered reserve components because they are not federally recognized even though they perform a military function. However, members of the National Guard, which is a state's primary militia force, can be appointed as a federally recognized reserve military force, with the consent of state governors, becoming part of the National Guard of the United States.