Consultation launched on the future of Britain's Reserve Forces

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mod.uk 08 Nov '12, 1pm

Consultation launched on the future of Britain's Reserve Forces

The consultation, 'Future Reserves 2020: Delivering the Nation's Security Together', proposes more training for reservists, a 'Kitemark'-type award for supportive employers, and the idea of changing the Territorial Army's name to reflect their enhanced role. Under the proposals there will be a new relationship between reservists, employers and government, a transparent approach with employers given more certainty about the timing of possible mobilisations and more notice when they occur. The measures will create a fully integrated force of regulars and reservists, using similar equipment and training together. It will mean that the Reserves not only produce individual augmentees to regular units, but also deploy as formed units and sub-units. The number of trained Reserves will grow to around 35,000 across all three Services by 2020, aligning the mix of regular and Reserve...

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@defencehq issue a consultation on the future of UK reserve forces. Employers likely to be effected by outcomes [link]
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