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.
US to deploy hundreds of troops in Afghanistan to thwart Taliban. By monthâs end, a force described as battalion-strength, consisting of mostly army soldiers, will arrive in Helmand province to bolster the local military. US soldiers participate in a month-long anti-Taliban operation in Afghanistan in August 2015.