Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve Command | |
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國防部後備指揮部 | |
Founded | 1945 |
Country | Republic of China |
Branch | Ministry of National Defence |
Type | Military reserve |
Size | 6,100 (peacetime) |
Part of | Republic of China Armed Forces |
Commanders | |
Commander | Army Lieutenant General Tang Chia-kun |
Deputy Commander | Army Major General Chen Chia-shang |
Chief of staff | Army Major General Lee Shih-kuo |
Insignia | |
Flag |
The Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve is a division of the Republic of China Armed Forces tasked with managing, planning, and mobilizing the reserve potential of Taiwan. It aimed to provide the first line of coastal defence and wartime operations through its reserve forces, and to sustain military mobilization to support ground operations, maintenance, and homeland security. Another major role of the Reserve Command was the recruitment, education, and training of effective reserve forces. [1] In 2022, it was assigned to the All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency.
The Reserve Command has both peacetime and wartime responsibilities. During peacetime the Reserve Command manages the combined service reserve system, organizes and trains reserve units, recruits new talent, and prepares, certifies, and executes mobilization plans. The Reserve Command also assists the regular forces with humanitarian and disaster relief work. The Reserve Command’s primary wartime responsibility is providing mobilized reserve brigades to operational commanders. The secondary responsibility is effecting comprehensive national mobilization, which is made up of both military and civilian mobilization. [2]
The Reserve Command’s forces provide a critical second line of defense against a People’s Republic of China invasion. [3] The division of responsibilities between the regular and reserve forces is guided by the principle that in the event of wartime their missions will be “regular forces conducting strikes and the reserve forces defending the territory.” [1]
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