The Rejimen Askar Wataniah is the military reserve force of the Malaysian Army.
Soldiers of Rejimen Askar Wataniah in a shooting course with Heckler & Koch HK33A2, circa 1990s.
A female soldier of the Rejimen Askar Wataniah with a L1A1 SLR, circa 1990s.
RAW Corporal Intan Badri, observed by US Navy Lieutenant Commander Scott Bannan, screening a patient during a CARAT Malaysia 2009 medical civil action project at Seberan Tayor Primary School in Kuantan, Malaysia, on 24 June 2009.
A military reserve force is a military organization whose members (reservists) have military and civilian occupations. They are not normally kept under arms, and their main role is to be available when their military requires additional manpower. Reserve forces are generally considered part of a permanent standing body of armed forces, and allow a nation to reduce its peacetime military expenditures and maintain a force prepared for war. During peacetime, reservists typically serve part-time alongside a civilian job, although most reserve forces have a significant permanent full-time component as well. Reservists may be deployed for weeks or months-long missions during peacetime to support specific operations. During wartime, reservists may be kept in service for months or years at a time, although typically not for as long as active duty soldiers.
Troops of the Territorial Army of Belarus
Painting of reservists responding to the call at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
Finnish conscripts swearing their military oath
U.S. Army Reserve private first class during the 2015 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg