Editing Republic of China Armed Forces (section)

=== Reserve ===
{{Main|Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve}}
[[File:憲兵衛戍中樞阻敵滲透 展現軍民聯合應變能力.jpg|thumb|Participants of the 2023 [[Han Kuang Exercise|civil defense exercise]] in Taipei, involving the Armed Forces Reserve, the Military Police, and the  city police and firefighters.]]

The Reserve Command manages the Armed Forces Reserve, and has a headquarters staff of 400. There are three regional reserve commands that each oversee a reserve training center and offices at the county and municipal levels (Northern, Central, and Southern Area Reserve Commands).{{sfn|Easton|Stokes|Cooper|Chan|2017|pages=9–13}} The Command is responsible for maintaining mobilization plans and training reserve units during peace time, consisting of fourteen days of drill every one years, and more extensive training in the event of a wartime mobilization. It also has the task of preparing the civilian industries of Taiwan to assist the military during a war, and being the coordinator of an all-out defense effort that involves the civilian population.{{sfn|Easton|Stokes|Cooper|Chan|2017|pages=15–19}}

As of 2023, the Reserve was estimated to have a total of 1,657,000 reservists by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, including 1.5 million in the Army, 67,000 in the Navy, and 90,000 in the Air Force.{{sfn|IISS|2024|p=315}} The RAND Corporation estimated in 2017 that the total number of reservists is 2.5 million, including 60,000 each in the Navy and the Air Force.{{sfn|Easton|Stokes|Cooper|Chan|2017|pages=9–13}} 

The Army Reserve would form 44 infantry brigades and 2 armored Brigade.<ref>[Army Reserve brigades https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Military/M.1703662180.A.10F.html]Wed Dec 27 2023</ref>{{sfn|IISS|2024|p=315}} These brigades are organized into four categories depending on the level of readiness: A-Level brigades are the highest level, and include active-duty troops that would serve with reservists; B-Level brigades would consist of cadets studying at military schools and academies; C-Level brigades are local units and represent the largest category in the reserves, and D-Level brigades would be drawn from reserve officer training courses operated by Reserve Command.{{sfn|Easton|Stokes|Cooper|Chan|2017|pages=9–13}} Army A-Level and B-level brigades along with Marine reserve units would have a front line role similar to regular forces, while the other Army reserves would be used for static defense of important locations. Navy and Air Force reservists would have a supporting role at naval or air bases.{{sfn|Easton|Stokes|Cooper|Chan|2017|pages=21–22}}