The Reserve Defence Force (RDF) is comprised of the First Line Reserve (FLR), the Army Reserve (AR) and the Naval Service Reserve (NSR).
As of 31 December 2020, the effective strength of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR) combined, is 1,588, and is set out in the table below:
|
LT COL
|
COMDT
|
CAPT
|
LT
|
TOTAL OFFR
|
SM
|
BQMS
|
CS
|
CQMS
|
SGT
|
CPL
|
TOTAL NCO
|
PTE
|
TOTAL
|
AR
|
5
|
46
|
76
|
98
|
225
|
1
|
4
|
24
|
40
|
245
|
248
|
562
|
676
|
1463
|
NR
|
0
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
23
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
35
|
67
|
125
|
The breakdown of female Officers, NCOs and Privates in the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve, 213 in total as of 31 December 2020, is as follows:
|
LT COL
|
COMDT
|
CAPT
|
LT
|
TOTAL OFFR
|
SM
|
BQMS
|
CS
|
CQMS
|
SGT
|
CPL
|
TOTAL NCO
|
PTE
|
TOTAL
|
AR
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
18
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
21
|
43
|
66
|
95
|
192
|
NSR
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
15
|
21
|
The substantive strength of the First Line Reserve (FLR) as of 31 December 2020 is as follows:
|
OFFR
|
NCO
|
PTE
|
TOTAL
|
Army
|
-
|
14
|
118
|
132
|
Air Corps
|
-
|
4
|
20
|
24
|
Naval Service
|
3
|
16
|
87
|
106
|
TOTAL
|
3
|
34
|
225
|
262
|
*The gender breakdown of the FLR is not available