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The excess reserve component has risen in the past two years, but mostly they are required reserves.
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That effort is a reminder that when all the active-duty, reserve-component, retiree and dependent beneficiaries of the present system are added up, they exceed the margin of victory in many swing states during the 2008 election.
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Mr Hammond said ministers intended a greater integration of regular and reserve components and an increased use of contractors, and that the "reserve will be a vital, integrated component of the army".
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And this year -- the first time in the history of the all-volunteer force -- the Navy and every component of every branch of the military, active, Guard and Reserve, met or exceeded their recruiting and retention goals.
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LIBOR, the other component in debt cost, is at historic lows and continued loose monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks in developed economies is expected to hold it there.
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