The life of a reservist is sometimes quite complicated, but the military comradeship provided by his reserve unit is very much akin to a social community in itself. As soldiers deploy and live their lives, a lot of the social circles of long-time reservists are those soldiers they serve with in their local unit.
Our reinforcement of the chain of command makes responsibility for their soldiers, even in civilian life, a key aspect of the life of a leader in the reserve army. The difference between a regular and a reservist is that the individual from the regular army might come back into the PMQ, the married quarters, in the actual community itself. The reservist comes back to a small town or a large town in his community, but he still lives within the community of his regiment or unit. It is that contact that is maintained by the unit. Some of it is quite heartwarming and heart-felt, in terms of what units will do to welcome back their soldiers.