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The National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela consists of roughly 123,000 active personnel supported by about 8,000 reservists.
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Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
In response, the IDF terminated the reservist’s military service.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Today, the branch boasts around 200,000 service members, about 170,000 active-duty and 33,000 reservists.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The move seeks to boost the numbers in Germany’s armed forces to approximately 260,000 soldiers, up from the current 180,000, in addition to an extra 200,000 reservists, by 2035.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
In response, the IDF terminated the reservist’s military service.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Today, the branch boasts around 200,000 service members, about 170,000 active-duty and 33,000 reservists.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The move seeks to boost the numbers in Germany’s armed forces to approximately 260,000 soldiers, up from the current 180,000, in addition to an extra 200,000 reservists, by 2035.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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