Naval Reserves
| United States Navy Reserve | |
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Emblem of the United States Navy Reserve
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| Active | 3 March 1915–present (102 years, 7 months) |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Branch |
 United States Navy
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| Type | Reserve component |
| Size | 108,718 personnel |
| Part of | U.S. Department of the Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Motto(s) | "Ready Now, Anytime, Anywhere" |
| Colors | Blue, Gold |
| March | "The Naval Reserve March"  Play
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| Engagements |
World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
VADM Luke M. McCollum |
| Insignia | |
| Logo of the U.S. Navy Reserve |  |
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
Global War on Terrorism
The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called Reservists, are enrolled in the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), the Full Time Support (FTS), or the Retired Reserve program.
The mission of the Navy Reserve is to provide strategic depth and deliver operational capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps team, and Joint forces, in the full range of military operations from peace to war.
The Reserve consists of 108,718 (64,715 SELRES and 44,003 IRR) officers and enlisted personnel who serve in every state and territory as well as overseas as of September 2012.
The largest cohort, the SELRES, have traditionally drilled one weekend a month and two weeks of annual training during the year, receiving base pay and certain special pays (i.e., flight pay, dive pay, etc.) when performing Inactive Duty Training (IDT, aka "drills"), and full pay and allowances while on active duty for Annual Training (AT), Active Duty for Training (ADT), Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS), Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW), or under Mobilization (MOB) orders or otherwise recalled to full active duty.
Most but not all states, along with Guam and Puerto Rico, have at least one Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) (formerly Naval Reserve Center), staffed by Full Time Support (FTS) personnel, where the SELRES sailors come to do their weekend drills. The size of these centers varies greatly, depending on the number of assigned. They are intended mostly to handle administrative functions and classroom style training. However, some NOSCs have more extensive training facilities, including damage control trainers and small boat units. Some NOSCs are co-located on existing military facilities, but most are "outside-the-wire", stand alone facilities that are often the only U.S. Navy representation in their communities or even the entire state. Because of this, NOSCs outside the fleet concentration areas are also heavily tasked to provide personnel, both FTS staff and SELRES, for participation in Funeral Honors Details. This service provided to the local community is one of the NOSC's top two priority missions (the other being training and mobilization of SELRES).
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