   the united states army reserve (usar) is the federal reserve force of the united states army. together, the army reserve and the army national guard constitute the army element of the reserve components of the united states armed forces. on 9 june 2012, lieutenant general jeffrey w. talley became the 32nd chief of army reserve, and commanding general, united states army reserve command (usarc). on 2 november 2012, command sergeant major james lambert was sworn in as the interim command sergeant major of the army reserve, serving as the chief of the army reserve's senior advisor on all enlisted soldier matters, particularly areas affecting training, leader development, mobilization, employer support, family readiness and support, and quality of life. ==history== in 1908 congress created the medical reserve corps, the official predecessor of the army reserve.united states army reserve, army reserve: a concise history, 2012, p.4. exact date for or-orc from army lineage and honors. after the first world war, under the national defense act on 4 june 1920, congress reorganized the u.s. land forces by authorizing a regular army, a national guard, and an organized reserve (officers reserve corps and enlisted reserve corps) of unrestricted size, which later became the army reserve.chapter iv: the aftermath of world war i this organization provided a peacetime pool of trained reserve officers and enlisted men for use in war. the orc included the officersâ reserve corps, enlisted reserve corps and reserve officers' training corps. the organized reserves were r
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