Reserve Forces Act 1980

71 Procedure and term of service on enlistment or reengagement

(1) Every man who becomes a man of the Army Reserve or of the Air Force Reserve by being enlisted or re-engaged in pursuance of this Act shall be enlisted or re-engaged, as the case may be, in such manner, and for a term of such length and to begin on such date, as may be prescribed.

(2) Where a man enlists in the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve—

(a) he shall be attested in the same manner as a recruit in the regular forces or the regular air force, as the case may be, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, and save as is otherwise prescribed; and

(b) the provisions of Schedule 3 to this Act shall apply in relation to enlistment in the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may be.

(3) A man enlisting in the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve may be attested by a regular officer, and the provisions of Schedule 3 shall in their application to the Army Reserve or to the Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, be construed as if the expression " recruiting officer " included any regular officer.