Maritime Reserve (United Kingdom)

Commander Maritime Reserves
COMMARRES
Commander Maritime Reserves badge
Active1995–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeOversee all Maritime Reserves
SizeCommodore's Command
Part ofOffice of the Second Sea Lord
Command HQHMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Commanders
Current CommanderCommodore Jo Adey

The Maritime Reserve is a term used to group together the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and Royal Marines Reserve (RMR).[1] The RNR and RMR form part of the British Armed Forces Volunteer Reserves.

  1. ^ Royal Naval Reserve, royalnavy.mod.uk, Accessed 11 December 2014. "The Royal Naval Reserve, together with the Royal Marines Reserve, form the Maritime Reserves. Reservists' involvement ranges from operations, to counter-terrorism and anti-piracy work in the Gulf. In many cases, the individual reservist is indistinguishable from their regular counterparts."