Description

The United States Army Reserve, also known as the USAR, is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. In 1908, Congress created the Medical Reserve Corps, the official predecessor of the USAR. After WWI, under the National Defense Act of 1920, Congress reorganized and unrestricted the size of the United States land forces thus leading to the creation of the USAR. The USAR is responsible for locating, extracting, and medically stabilizing victims trapped in structural collapse due to natural disasters, mines, collapsed trenches and a variety of other circumstances. Recently, the USAR has developed increasingly complex methods and procedures in order to have its soldiers not only perform in an exemplary fashion but to save as many lives as possible. Today USAR soldiers perform only part-time duties as opposed to full-time soldiers. When USAR soldiers are not on active duty they typically perform training and service one weekend per month, and for two continuous weeks at some time during the year to stay informed and aware of current methods and procedures. 

Alternate names

United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve