Roles of the Army Reserve
The Army Reserve trains to support the Permanent Defence Forces in crisis situations, but that's not all. Find out why we train to do what we do.
The Reserve Defence Force roles are those assigned to the Defence Forces:
- Defence against armed aggression
- Aid to the Civil Power
- Participation in Peace Support Operations
- Fishery Protection
- Other duties which may be assigned by Government.
Tasks are assigned to the RDF to support the PDF in fulfilling these roles. These include:
- Augmentation/reinforcement of the PDF
- Provision of logistic support
- Provision of armed escorts
- Augmentation of Naval Service on fishery protection patrols
- Staffing of Military Posts during periods of PDF deployment
- Radiological Monitoring
- Ceremonial Duties at national and local events.