Maritime Reserve (United Kingdom)
| Commander Maritime Reserves | |
|---|---|
| COMMARRES | |
 Commander Maritime Reserves badge | |
| Active | 1995–present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Type | Oversee all Maritime Reserves |
| Size | Commodore's Command |
| Part of | Office of the Second Sea Lord |
| Command HQ | HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth |
| Commanders | |
| Current Commander | Commodore Jo Adey |
The Maritime Reserve is a term used to group together the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and Royal Marines Reserve (RMR).[1] The RNR and RMR form part of the British Armed Forces Volunteer Reserves.
History
[edit]After 1976 and the dissolution of the post of Admiral Commanding, Reserves, responsibility for administering reserves then came under the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command until 1994. From 1994-1996 the Second Sea Lord became responsible for managing reserves. Later that year the new post of Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment took over responsibility for reserves until 2004. In 2005 the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland became responsible for the Royal Naval Reserve, holding the joint title of Flag Officer, Reserves. In 2015 the Naval Secretary/Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) assumed responsibility for reserves and the post was renamed Flag Officer, Maritime Reserves.[2]
As of July 2023, the current head of the Maritime Reserve is Commodore Jo Adey.[3]
Commander Maritime Reserves
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The head of the Maritime Reserve is Commander Maritime Reserves (COMMARRES) and holds the rank of commodore. The following have served in that role:
- –2012: John Keegan[4]
- 2012–2013: Gareth Derrick[5]
- 2013–2016: Andrew Jameson[6]
- 2016–2020: Martin Quinn[7]
- 2020–2023: Mel Robinson[8]
- 2023–present: Jo Adey
See also
[edit]- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Volunteer Reserve
- Regular Reserve
- Military reserve force
References
[edit]- ^ Royal Naval Reserve, royalnavy.mod.uk, Accessed 11 December 2014. "The Royal Naval Reserve, together with the Royal Marines Reserve, form the Maritime Reserves. Reservists' involvement ranges from operations, to counter-terrorism and anti-piracy work in the Gulf. In many cases, the individual reservist is indistinguishable from their regular counterparts."
- ^ "Forward by Flag Officer Reserves" (PDF). The Maritime Reservist. Spring 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Maritime Reserves welcome new leader | Royal Navy (mod.uk)
- ^ "Retired Royal Navy Commodore receives OBE". Royal Navy. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Gareth Derrick - Career CV". www.garethderrick.org. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Commodore Jameson Appointed As New Commander Maritime Reserves". Royal Navy. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Royal Navy appoints a new Commander of the Maritime Reserves". Royal Navy. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "New Commander of Maritime Reserves assumes command". Royal Navy. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.