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More than 22,000 reservists are due to be mobilized and the exercise is scheduled to run concurrently with island-wide civil defense drills.
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
As China ramps up military and other pressure, Taiwan has also extended compulsory military service to one year from four months, doubled mandatory annual refresher training for reservists to two weeks, and pledged to increase its defense budget to more than 3% of its gross domestic product.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 30 May 2025
His complex desire for a Ukrainian army reservist — played by fellow newcomer Maksym Slivinskyi — further anchors the story in an exploration of identity.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 May 2025
That set off a wave of statements by reservists and veterans of other units.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
As China ramps up military and other pressure, Taiwan has also extended compulsory military service to one year from four months, doubled mandatory annual refresher training for reservists to two weeks, and pledged to increase its defense budget to more than 3% of its gross domestic product.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 30 May 2025
His complex desire for a Ukrainian army reservist — played by fellow newcomer Maksym Slivinskyi — further anchors the story in an exploration of identity.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 May 2025
That set off a wave of statements by reservists and veterans of other units.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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