By Tim Coyle*
‘The reservist is twice the citizen’ – Winston Churchill
The articles penned by Jennifer Parker and Commander Paul Pelczar published in the ANI Newsletter for 08 February 2026 discuss two aspects of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) – from personal and capability viewpoints respectively (HMAS Leeuwin: when service was close to home | The Australian Naval Institute and Reinvigorating the naval reserve | The Australian Naval Institute).
