Naval Reserve

A Naval Reserve is the reserve body of a nation's Navy, typically called-upon in times of conflict. Naval Reserves include:

  • La réserve Marine (France)
  • Royal Naval Reserve (United Kingdom)
  • Royal Australian Naval Reserve
  • Naval Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy
  • United States Navy Reserve
  • Naval Service Reserve (Ireland)
  • Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • Naval Reserve (South Africa)

Famous quotes containing the words naval and/or reserve:

    “Yesterday, December 7, 1941Ma date that will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
    —Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

    “Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are cheques drawn on insufficient funds.”
    —René Daumal (1908–1944)