Target for the number of SAF members 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2020 2025 Active component 2030 2035 Contract reserve A concept of the contract reserve component, divided into a manoeuvre and a territorial part in the future, will be redefined. The manoeuvre part of the contract reserve component will carry out the whole range of tasks of the Slovenian Armed Forces, and will supplement the capabilities of their units manned by the active component, including participation in international operations and missions, and in collective defence. The system of training for the members of the contract reserve component to achieve an appropriate and comparable level of competence and training will be re-designed accordingly. The status of the members of the contract reserve component in the civilian environment will be improved; in particular, adequate legal protection for labour rights during longer absences from work due to the performance of military service. The territorial part of the contract reserve component, led by the active core of the active component, will operate exclusively in national territory. It will be trained for national defence, and will participate in support activities to the entities of the security system and of the system of protection against natural and other disasters. The military capabilities of the Republic of Slovenia will be increased through the military strategic reserve in the event of an imminent risk of an attack against the state or the declaration of a state of emergency or war. If the planned measures in the stated periods do not contribute to an increased number of personnel in the Slovenian Armed Forces (both the active component and the contract reserve component) or if the result is far from the target objective, it will be necessary to rethink the defence system concept of the Republic of Slovenia, the size and structure of the Slovenian Armed Forces, and the introduction of other components of military service. 25