Sentence examples for reserve manpower from inspiring English sources

"If we want to sustain a fully manned regular and reserve manpower complement then we are going to have to be better at doing that.

The lessons learned during the South African War of 1899-1902 had reinforced the idea that the regular Army was not capable of fighting a prolonged full-scale war without significant assistance; almost all regular units in the United Kingdom had been deployed overseas within four months of the outbreak of hostilities, and the entire pool of reserve manpower had been exhausted in under a year.

Both sides recognised that in order to occupy the Central Highlands, they had to possess a sufficient reserve of manpower with which to control the strategic areas within the region.

The loss of both Anatolia and maritime supremacy deprived the empire of essential reserves of manpower, food, and wealth losses that it could replenish only in its Balkan possessions.

Hence, the mountain is not a mountain but a standing supply of coal, the Rhine is not the Rhine but an engine for hydro-electric energy, and humans are not humans but reserves of manpower.

Two referendums on conscription for overseas service had been defeated during the war, preserving the volunteer status of the Australian force, but stretching the reserves of manpower available, particularly towards the end of the fighting.

However, it still held a vast though largely undeveloped territory and had unlimited manpower reserves.

By means of such estimations they calculated that Germany would run out of manpower reserves by early 1916.

Aided by the fact that New Zealand introduced conscription in August 1916, the continuous supply of reinforcements prevented it from suffering the reduction in the number of battalions that affected the British and Australian divisions as their manpower reserves dried up.

Significant manpower reserves were also needed, but a bill made for the provision of longer military service and training for the army, was rejected by the public on the basis that it would increase Belgium's military commitments as well as the request of the Allies to engage in conflicts far from home.

The Army directive, dated Dec. 26, 2000, was written by Patrick T. Henry, who was assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs.