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This version was published on July 1, 2008
Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 34, No. 4, 593-614 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0095327X07312090

Reserve Soldiers as Transmigrants

Moving between the Civilian and Military Worlds

Edna Lomsky-Feder

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, msednal{at}mscc.huji.ac.il

Nir Gazit

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, msngazit{at}mscc.huji.ac.il

Eyal Ben-Ari

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, feba{at}netvision.net.il

This article suggests a new perspective for examining the particular social and organizational characteristics of military reserves forces and the special experiences of serving in the reserves. To illustrate the unique social position of reservists, the authors develop a theoretical model that likens them to transmigrants. Accordingly, the authors suggest that society may benefit from looking at reserves both as sorts of social and organizational hybrids or amalgams—they are soldiers and civilians, they are outside yet inside the military system, and are invested in both spheres—and as continual migrants journeying between military and civilian spheres. The authors end by suggesting that it may be fruitful to study three segments of the military, each of which has its own dynamics: regulars, conscripts, and reserves. This differentiation allows society to examine different patterns of motivation, cohesion, political commitment and awareness, and long-term considerations that characterize each segment.

Key Words: Reserves • Reserve Service • transmigrants • civil—military relations


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