Deffence correspondent(weastar times/bbc):::The government wants to double the size of the Territorial Army from 15,000 to 30,000 while the regular Army's strength is cut by 20,000 to 82,000.
Mr Hammond says the changes would mark a "radical shift" in the way reservists help to deliver the nation's security.
But Labour says that if more is going to be asked of reservists, ministers must provide extra support.
Under the changes Mr Hammond is proposing - which are being put forward for consultation - the Territorial Army would in future be known as the Army Reserves, to reflect its greater role.
Reservists' training would increase from 35 to 40 days a year - with the promise that if they meet their commitments they will be better equipped and funded.
The Ministry of Defence says it will spend £1.8 billion over the next decade to make that possible.
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