 " The short term , 2008 @-@ 2010 , will see the setting in place of a Rapid Reaction Force ; the medium term , 2008 -2015 , with a Covering Force ; and finally the long term , 2015 @-@ 2020 , with a Principal Defence Force . " He added that the reform plan rests on a programme of synergy based on the four pillars of dissuasion , production , reconstruction and excellence . " The Rapid Reaction Force is expected to focus on dissuasion , through a Rapid Reaction Force of 12 battalions , capable of aiding MONUC to secure the east of the country and to realise constitutional missions , " Defence Minister Chikez Diemu said . 
