The Norwegian Reservist Association () is an interest organisation for
military reserve officers in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
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It was established as the Conscript Officers' Association () in 1896, changed its name to ''Norwegian Reserve Officers’ Association'' (NROF) in 1975. Another name change happened in 2022, while keeping the old abbreviation NROF. The association is a political independent organization, consists of 57 local branches nationwide, with about 7000 members in total.
Norwegian citizens who serve, or have served in the Armed Forces, can be members of the Norwegian Reservist Association. It publishes the magazine ''Pro Patria''.
President is Jørn Buø,
and the organizational headquarters are in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
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See also
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Finnish Reservist Sports Federation
Finnish Reservist Sports Federation (RESUL) is the national sports federation for voluntary national defense organizations. It is a registered, non-profit organization operating in Finland, its headquarters located in Helsinki.
Mission
The prim ...
and
SRA-shooting
SRA-shooting (, ) is an action shooting sport focused on weapons skills useful for military reservists. SRA competitors shoot stages formulated around imaginary combat situations that require firing on multiple targets, movement and magazine chan ...
References
External links
Official site
Military of Norway
Organizations established in 1896
Organisations based in Oslo
1896 establishments in Norway
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