memorandum of understanding was signed between the New York Naval Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard, permitting Coast Guard reservists to serve in the New York Naval Militia, while simultaneously continuing their service in the Coast Guard Reserve. The Commandant staff has recently developed a plan for support that "optimizes the organization, administration, recruiting, instruction, training, and readiness of the Coast Guard Reserve" known as Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS). This program will improve the administrative and training readiness of the reserve force. The plans for improvements in funding and full-time support billets for the reserve force are being evaluated during 2009 and full implementation will be phased in over the next four years. In 2000, the Coast Guard Reserve was deployed to the Middle East in response to the USS Cole bombing. The Coast Guard Reserve was also activated in response to the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina during the early to mid 2000s. The Coast Guard Reserve's most recent deployments were responses to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Hurricane Sandy as well as Hurricane Ian. Organization The Coast Guard reservist normally trains two days a month and may perform up to 12 days of Active Duty for Training (ADT) a year. The Coast Guard Reserve has 6,293 men and women in service, most of them integrated directly with regular Coast Guard units. See also United States Coast Guard SPARS Women in the United States Coast Guard Army National Guard (U.S. Army) United States Army Reserve United States Marine Corps Reserve United States Navy Reserve Air National Guard (U.S. Air Force) Air Force Reserve Command (U.S. Air Force) Notes Footnotes Citations References External links The Reservist magazine U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting - Reserve opportunities Coast Guard Reserve United States Coast Guard