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  • noun Plural form of reservist.

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Examples

  • Later in the day, Kerry met with about 20 soldiers based in his home state, including reservists from the 356th Engineer Detachment and 126th Aviation Company of the Massachusetts Army National Guard at Camp Victory ...

    You can fool some of the people... 2005

  • And the only way the Japanese could maintain the appearance of a large force was by filling the ranks with recalled reservists and fresh conscripts.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Not a May Day Parade 2010

  • Recalled reservists simply show their military pay stub to the firm's personnel office, which arranges for the differences in pay to be made up by the company, she adds.

    Longer Tours Take Their Toll 2008

  • Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, responding to the Marine Corps's announcement that it would begin recalling reservists to involuntary active duty in groups as large as 2,500 "The only thing common is that [Hitler] wanted to conquer the world by using force, and I would like to do that by the food and service I provide."

    Perspectives 2007

  • However, some insist that while the reservists might be the second-string, they're hardly rookies.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • However, some insist that while the reservists might be the second-string, they're hardly rookies.

    Our people in Sierra Leone 2007

  • There was some tension in the wardroom between the Annapolis men, who called the reservists “90 Day Wonders,” and the reservists, who called the Annapolis grads “the Trade School Boys.”

    Sea of Thunder Evan Thomas 2006

  • Israel already has called up about 15,000 reservists, which is, relatively speaking, a small number.

    CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2006 2006

  • There was some tension in the wardroom between the Annapolis men, who called the reservists “90 Day Wonders,” and the reservists, who called the Annapolis grads “the Trade School Boys.”

    Sea of Thunder Evan Thomas 2006

  • As soon as the first one collapsed, they all rushed to the phones and started calling reservists to make sure their paperwork was ready for the orders they assumed were coming.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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