) ▁or ▁ 1 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Special ▁Air ▁Services ▁( N Z S AS ) ▁Regiment . ▁At ▁a ▁minimum , ▁each ▁regiment ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁headquarters , ▁a ▁rec ruit ▁induction ▁training ▁( R IT ) ▁company , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁rif le ▁company , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁combat ▁support ▁or ▁combat ▁service ▁support ▁companies ▁or ▁pl ato ons . ▁▁ 3 / 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁previously ▁existed ▁on ▁paper ▁as ▁a ▁cadre . ▁If ▁needed , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁raised ▁to ▁full ▁strength ▁through ▁the ▁regiment ation ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁inf antry ▁units . ▁Army ▁plans ▁now ▁en vis age ▁a ▁three ▁man oe uv re ▁unit ▁structure ▁of ▁ 1 ▁R N Z IR , ▁Q AM R , ▁and ▁ 2 / 1 ▁R N Z IR ▁( light ), ▁being ▁brought ▁up ▁to ▁strength ▁by ▁T F ▁individual ▁and ▁sub unit ▁rein for c ements . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cad et ▁Corps ▁also ▁exists ▁as ▁an ▁army - aff ili ated ▁youth ▁training ▁and ▁development ▁organisation , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cad et ▁Forces . ▁ ▁A ▁rational isation ▁plan ▁to ▁am alg am ate ▁the ▁then ▁existing ▁six ▁Reserve ▁Reg iments ▁to ▁three , ▁and ▁to ▁abol ish ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁Reserve ▁personnel ▁posts , ▁had ▁been ▁mo oted ▁for ▁some ▁years . ▁This ▁was ▁finally ▁agreed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁government ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁implemented ▁in