[1] VdRBw works under the mandate of Deutscher Bundestag in the field of security policy, military training, and supplying of Bundeswehr and public relations.

The President is retired Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Sensburg (CDU).

[2] Since March 2020, the reservist association has been supporting the Bundeswehr in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3][4] According to information from the association's president Sensburg, many reservists have volunteered to help and support.

[5] Among the 115,000 members of the reservist association, more than 1,000 are involved in the medical service.