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Roughly 76,600 people work for the Coast Guard, including roughly 41,200 active-duty service members, 6,400 reservists and 19,700 auxiliarists, alongside about 9,300 civilian employees.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In Israel, a civilian and a military reservist were arrested last month for allegedly using secret intelligence to place Polymarket wagers on military operations.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
In February, Israeli authorities arrested and charged a civilian and a military reservist on suspicion of using classified information to place wagers on Polymarket.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors described Song, a former Marine reservist, as the ringleader of the group and said others knew or should have known about his plans.
—Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
In Israel, a civilian and a military reservist were arrested last month for allegedly using secret intelligence to place Polymarket wagers on military operations.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
In February, Israeli authorities arrested and charged a civilian and a military reservist on suspicion of using classified information to place wagers on Polymarket.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors described Song, a former Marine reservist, as the ringleader of the group and said others knew or should have known about his plans.
—Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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