The Maritime Reserve is a term used to group together the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and Royal Marines Reserve (RMR).Royal Naval Reserve, royalnavy.mod.uk, Accessed 11 December 2014. "The Royal Naval Reserve, together with the Royal Marines Reserve, form the Maritime Reserves. Reservists' involvement ranges from operations, to counter-terrorism and anti-piracy work in the Gulf. In many cases, the individual reservist is indistinguishable from their regular counterparts." The RNR and RMR form part of the British Armed Forces Volunteer Reserves.
History After 1976 and the dissolution of the post of Admiral Commanding, Reserves, responsibility for administering reserves then came under the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command until 1994. From 1994-1996 the Second Sea Lord became responsible for managing reserves. Later that year the new post of Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment took over responsibility for reserves until 2004. In 2005 the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland became responsible for the Royal Naval Reserve, holding the joint title of Flag Officer, Reserves. In 2015 the Naval Secretary/Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) assumed responsibility for reserves and the post was renamed Flag Officer, Maritime Reserves.
As of June 2026, the current head of the Maritime Reserve is Commodore Suzi Nielsen.
Commander Maritime Reserves
The head of the Maritime Reserve is Commander Maritime Reserves (COMMARRES) and holds the rank of commodore. The following have served in that role:
–2012: John Keegan 2012–2013: Gareth Derrick 2013–2016: Andrew Jameson 2016–2020: Martin Quinn 2020–2023: Mel Robinson 2023–2026: Jo AdeyMaritime Reserves welcome new leader | Royal Navy (mod.uk) 2026–Present: Suzi Nielsen
See also Royal Navy Royal Marines Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Volunteer Reserve Regular Reserve Military reserve force
References
External links Maritime Reserves