• Source: Republic of Korea Reserve Forces

      • The Republic of Korea Reserve Forces (ROKRF; Korean: 대한민국 예비군; Hanja: 大韓民國 豫備軍; RR: Daehanminguk Yebigun), also known as the ROK Reserve Forces, is the 3,100,000-strong reserve force of South Korea.
      There are two major branches of the Reserve Forces: the Mobilization Reserve Forces (동원예비군; 動員豫備軍; Dongwon Yebigun) and the Homeland Reserve Forces (향토예비군; 鄕土豫備軍; Hyangto Yebigun), a Home Guard type force.
      Soldiers who have completed their service in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces are automatically transferred to the Reserve Forces and must first serve 4 years in the Mobilization Reserve and then 4 years as an Homeland Reservist. During wartime, about 5 divisions would be formed under the Mobilization Reserves, and deployed to the war zone to provide support and regional stabilization. In the meantime, the Homeland Reserve would defend the homeland from any possible attacks from the enemy.


      History


      The Homeland Reserve Force was established in April 1968 as part of a nationwide program to increase emergency defense capabilities in response to increased North Korean infiltration. In January 1968, a North Korean commando unit infiltrated Seoul and attacked the Blue House Presidential residence in an attempt to assassinate South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee.
      That same month, two additional North Korean commando units launched attacks on towns on the Korean east coast in attempts to create an insurgency.


      = Civil defense

      =
      In 1980 there were over 90,000 civil defense personnel in the country. By 1990 there were more than 3.5 million civil defense personnel in reserve. Their missions included air raid defense, search and rescue missions, building and road repair.
      Most of the units are now stationary since the threat of North Korean attacks are not increasingly present. However, some units still maintain active training duties, and can be spotted in military installations


      Equipment




      = Small Arms

      =
      Daewoo K2
      M16A1
      M1 Garand(out of service)
      M1 Carbine
      M1911
      Panzerfaust 3
      Daewoo Precision Industries K3
      M72 LAW
      M60 machine gun


      = Vehicles

      =
      M113(Replaced by other armored vehicles)
      M48A3K
      K1 88-Tank
      Raycolt KLTV
      M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck
      T-80(for pre-active personnel only)


      See also


      Military reserve force
      National Defense Corps incident
      Republic of Korea Armed Forces
      Republic Of Korea Civil Defense Corps


      References




      External links


      Homeland Reserve Forces official website (In Korean)
      Globalsecurity on Homeland Reserve Forces
      Federation of American Scientists on HRF

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