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Norwegian Reserve Officers' Federation

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The Norwegian Reservist Association (Norwegian: Norsk Reservistforbund) is an interest organisation for military reserve officers in Norway.

It was established as the Conscript Officers' Association (Norwegian: Vernepligtige Officerers Forening) in 1896,[1] changed its name to Norwegian Reserve Officers’ Association (NROF) in 1975. Another name change happened in 2022, while keeping the old abbreviation NROF.[2] 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.[3] President is Jørn Buø,[4] and the organizational headquarters are in Oslo.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Norwegian Defence Facts and Figures 2003". Government.no. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Skifter navn for å bli mer inkluderende" (in Norwegian). Forsvarets forum. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  3. ^ a b "Norske Reserveoffiserers Forbund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Colonel Jørn Buø". Norwegian Reserve Officers' Federation.
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