Definition of reservist
: a member of a military reserve
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My turning point came as an Israeli reservist soldier serving in the Gaza refugee camps in the 1980s.
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Authorities identified the reservist as Jacob R. Wilkes, 20, of Oregon, Ohio, the Toledo Blade reports.
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Another special assistant to the president is Max Miller, 29, a Marine reservist and former Trump campaign worker.
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One picture shows reservists training in a two-man sniper-spotter team.
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Debit card records and store surveillance video identified the buyer as Rodriguez, a Marine reservist who’d been in Lubbock for training that included martial arts combat.
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Debit card records and store surveillance video identified the buyer as Rodriguez, a Marine reservist who'd been in Lubbock for training that included martial arts combat.
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Given that, the feds swooped in and eventually authorities found financial records to zero in on a suspect: Marine reservist Rosendo Rodriguez.
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In all, the budget funds 1.3 million active duty troops and 816,900 reservists, an increase of 9,500 from a year ago, according to the summary.
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First Known Use of reservist
1876
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: a member of a military reserve
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