Reserved for… what? The role of the Royal Naval Reserve as a component of future warfighting capability

By Cdr Mike Dalzell RNR

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With renewed focus on mass and scaling in terms of force employment, the author considers potential options for the RNR’s expansion in wartime. A 15 minute read.

Recent discussions on Ukraine’s use of a ‘citizen army’ have once again highlighted the role of the Reserves in national preparedness, and the upcoming Strategic Defence Review will no doubt be considering whether our current model is fit for purpose in providing an echelon in an overall plan to prepare the nation for the contingency of war fighting at scale. It is therefore worth considering the role Reservists played in supporting the Royal Navy in our last major war of national endeavour from 1939–1945, and how the current Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is configured to support such an eventuali…

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