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Special Forces Comes to the US Army Reserves

The History of the Special Forces units in the US Army Reserve from 1955 to 1994

Why was the Special Forces added to the USAR ?

I haven't been able to answer this question definitively. Here are some of the reasons, I speculate why:

1. There wasn't a place for Special Forces qualified soldiers to serve in the Reserves, after leaving Active-Duty.

2. There weren't any units for replacements and expansion for the Special Forces in case of war.

3. The units provided a motivated group of soldiers for the active-duty Special Forces Soldiers to train.

4. The regional localities of units provided an established Guerrilla force in case of an invasion.

5. The inclusion was personality-driven by the individuals in the USAR .