Muster (military)
The term muster designates the process or event of accounting for members in a military unit. This practice of inspections led to the coining of the English idiom pass muster, meaning being sufficient. When a unit is disbanded, it is "mustered out."
United Kingdom
In Tudor England, musters were periodic assessments of the availability of local militia to act as a defence force when needed.[1] To some extent, the system was an outdated remnant of the feudal system where local lords had their own armies, which they provided for the King as required.
The British Armed Forces have a tradition of performing a muster for the reigning Monarch during a jubilee year. For the first time all three service branches were present at the same time during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Armed Forces Parade and Muster, held in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
United States
Within the United States Army Reserve, muster is an annual event used for screening purposes.[2]
References
- ↑ Jeremy Gibson and Alan Dell, Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls (Federation of Family History Societies, 1989)
- ↑ Army Regulation 135-200, Active Duty for Missions, Projects, and Training for Reserve Component Soldiers, para. 3-6, Muster Drill, 13 June 1999