Air Force Reserves – Part-time Duty, Full-time Experience
The Air Force Reserves gives many benefits of full time active duty service personnel while giving them time for other things. The Reserve was set up in 1948 under Harry Truman primarily for an emergency for any number of possible situations. Reserve members were meant to be on call in a sense should something go wrong and they could be called into action having the necessary training to help in the cause. This is still the case though the Air Force Reserves member has an expanded duty as of 1997 when they were given a more active role while still following the basic parameters set forth from its origins. Reserve members now help support active duty members and work side by side with them on the same missions and equipment after being titled as a Major Command instead of just a field operating agency. There are many unique missions that are carried out by the Air Force and the Air Force Reserves such as the hurricane hunters and other weather reconnaissance efforts providing scientific data and providing early warnings for civilians.
