Most of what you do in the Navy Reserve is considered training. The basic Navy Reserve commitment involves training a minimum of one weekend a month (referred to as drilling) and two weeks a year (referred to as Annual Training) â or the equivalent of that.
The current 9,800 troops in Afghanistan is just a fraction of the U.S. forces stationed around the world. The graphic above shows other countries where the U.S. has a significant military presence. Itâs difficult to give a full picture of the number of troops serving overseas.
The president said the United States planned to leave 9,800 troops in Afghanistan after 2014 and complete the withdrawal of all combat troops by the end of 2016. Publish Date May 27, 2014. Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video Â».