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In January, a bipartisan group of 16 House members introduced legislation that would guarantee federal employees, military service members, reservists and contractors get paid in full and on time in the event of a government shutdown, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The first six deaths were Army reservists killed in a March 1 attack on a command center in a Kuwaiti port.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
The prospect of many members of the Iranian security forces—there are more than a million, counting reservists—joining a popular rebellion seems improbable, too.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
One Palestinian was killed in the south Hebron Hills on Saturday by an Israeli reservist, and settlers killed two Palestinian brothers in the northern West Bank last Monday.
—Imad Isseid, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The first six deaths were Army reservists killed in a March 1 attack on a command center in a Kuwaiti port.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
The prospect of many members of the Iranian security forces—there are more than a million, counting reservists—joining a popular rebellion seems improbable, too.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
One Palestinian was killed in the south Hebron Hills on Saturday by an Israeli reservist, and settlers killed two Palestinian brothers in the northern West Bank last Monday.
—Imad Isseid, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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