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Battle Assembly is the term used by the United States Army Reserve to describe monthly drills, where soldiers practice their warrior skills one weekend per month as members of the Army Reserve. These meetings used to be referred to simply as "drill" or "weekend drill" but according to former Chief of the Army Reserve, Lieutenant General James R. Helmly, the term was changed in 2005 to emphasize the need for Army Reserve soldier's training to focus on continued preparations for fighting the Global War on Terrorism [1]. Fort Dix is a census-designated place located in Burlington County, New Jersey. ...
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The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. ...
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All US Army soldiers sign an initial eight year service contract upon entry into the military. Typically, the contract specifies that some of the service will be served in the Regular Army, or "active component" (two, three, or four years), with the rest of the service to be served in the reserve component; however, some soldiers elect to sign a contract specifying that all eight years be served in the reserve component, in which case the soldier is entering directly into the Army Reserve. Those soldiers who serve a period of years in the active component and choose not to re-enlist in the active component are automatically transferred afterwards to the reserve component to complete their initial eight year service obligation. After the expiration of the initial eight year service contract, soldiers who elect to continue their service may sign subsequent eight year contracts consecutively until they finally leave the service; however, some of these senior soldiers may have the option to opt for an "indefinite" contact, in which case the soldier remains a part of the military until they retire, are removed from the service for cause, or elect to leave the service. A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties. ...
The Regular Army is the permanent force of the United States Army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve or national guard outfit. ...
While in the Army Reserve, soldiers may belong to the active Army Reserve, or the Individual Ready Reserve. The key difference is that active Army Reserve soldiers typically attend Battle Assembly one weekend a month, twelve months a year, and also attend a statutory two week period of active duty every year, referred to as Annual Training. Conversely, members of the Individual Ready Reserve are not required to attend Battle Assembly or Annual Training, but remain committted to military service obligations and may be recalled to active duty as directed by the President or U.S. Congress. The Individual Ready Reserve (abbreviated IRR and sometimes referred to as the Inactive Ready Reserve) is a category of reserve component of the United States military, composed of former active duty or reserve military personnel who are no longer serving but still have time remaining on their initial eight-year...
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Typical Duties During any given Battle Assembly, soldiers may: - Receive military training and practice common soldier skills
- Go to a weapons range to qualify with their assigned weapon
- Participate in an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT)
- Practice tasks related to their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)
- Maintain their unit's organizational equipment, such as military vehicles
- Maintain their individual military equipment, such as chemical protective masks
- Undergo a Soldier Readiness Program (SRP) event, especially if preparing to deploy
- Have Family Day, where soldier's Family Members can see what the unit does to strength family ties to the unit
A Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) is a job classification in use in the United States Army and Marine Corps. ...
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External links
References - ^ Schuette, Rob (May 13, 2005). "Battle assembly, Army Reserve Expeditionary Force new terms". Army Reserve Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
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