Reserve Service
1 Cdo Regt is SOCOMD's only mixed Regular and General Reserve unit. As such it fills a unique role in providing a surge capacity to the Commando capability. Members of 1 Cdo Regt include lawyers, airline pilots, police officers, firemen, paramedics, teachers, businessmen, students, doctors, scientists and numerous other professions and trades. This wide range of occupations provides for a close relationship between the Unit, local community and industry.
The unit featured heavily in reserve soldier Nathan Mullen's 2011 book, Keep Your Head Down, written about his experiences on operational duty in Afghanistan as the SOCOMD relief unit. 1st Cdo Regiment personnel maintain the same base level commando skills as the regular commando capability and are positioned to provide short notice reinforcement in support of Special Operations Command operational and training activities. All members of the regiment are required to complete the training right up to the standard of their full-time counterparts.
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