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Monday, a Marine Corps reservist, ran over, snatched the flag with his right hand, sprinted away and handed it to Dodgers pitcher Doug Rau in the dugout.
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Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
In February, an Israeli army reservist and civilian were charged in Israel in connection with using classified information to place bets on Polymarket.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The shift comes after the Pentagon began moving away from its requirement that all service members — active duty and reservists — receive a seasonal flu shot.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In fact, Botanik’s entire unit of the 3rd Mountain Assault Battalion are former civilians or reservists who only made their way into the armed forces following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
In February, an Israeli army reservist and civilian were charged in Israel in connection with using classified information to place bets on Polymarket.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The shift comes after the Pentagon began moving away from its requirement that all service members — active duty and reservists — receive a seasonal flu shot.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In fact, Botanik’s entire unit of the 3rd Mountain Assault Battalion are former civilians or reservists who only made their way into the armed forces following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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