Modeling reserve fleets, maintenance, and mobilization

Ships could enter ordinary or reserve status instead of remaining fully active or being scrapped. Such a system would reduce peacetime costs while preserving hulls that can be mobilized when war begins. Separate reserve funding and crew-training controls would determine how well the ships are maintained and how quickly they can return to service. Readiness would become an institutional choice, with savings weighed against material condition, trained personnel, and mobilization delay.