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The Volunteer Reserves are the British Armed Forces voluntary and part-time military reserve force. Unlike the Regular Reserve, the Volunteer Reserves do not consist of ex-Regular personnel who remain liable to be re-called for military service. Instead, the Volunteer Reserves consists of civilian volunteers who routinely undergo training and military operations alongside the Regular military. The Volunteer Reserves serve under a fixed-term reserve contract and provide "highly trained" military personnel integrated with their Regular counterparts, on operations both at home and overseas. For example, almost every major military operation has seen the deployment of Army Reservists alongside the Regular British Army.〔(The Army Reserve ), army.mod.uk, Accessed 11 December 2014〕 Volunteer Reserves are allowed to use the post-nominal letters VR after 10 years of service.〔(), UK Government, Accessed 16 May 2015〕 The Volunteer Reserves also includes the armed forces University Training Units (incl. below). These training units are not liable for military service, rather, they provide engagement and military training for undergraduate students at UK universities, the Combined Cadet Force and the Community Cadet Forces. ==Volunteer Reserve units== The Volunteer Reserves primarily consist of four elements, each being an integrated part of their parent service and liable for military operations. University Training Units are listed with their parent organisation: *Army Reserve - (incl. Officers' Training Corps) *Royal Naval Reserve - (incl. University Royal Naval Unit) *Royal Marines Reserve *Royal Auxiliary Air Force In addition: *Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - (incl. University Air Squadron) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Volunteer Reserves (United Kingdom)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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