Originally Posted by msr

Which may or may not survive contact with reality.

MSR

The TA might not survive contact with reality.

Originally Posted by spaz

The TA might not survive contact with reality.

Neither might large parts of the regular army... and hey, at least we have jobs to go back to ;)

Originally Posted by msr

Which may or may not survive contact with reality.

MSR

Originally Posted by msr

Neither might large parts of the regular army... and hey, at least we have jobs to go back to ;)

I agree, I will though and even if I didn't I would find something else to do.

To be honest the regulars could do with a cull as much as the TA.

P.S I thought you were a student, job?

Originally Posted by spaz

The TA might not survive contact with reality.

There will be a pretty strong fight though.

So you would fight to keep an organisation out of touch with the reality of our situation. That's triffic, really it is, well done.

Originally Posted by spaz

So you would fight to keep an organisation out of touch with the reality of our situation. That's triffic, really it is, well done.

Ok, What is your reality of our situation?, and does it have any relevance to the future after Herrick, which will not last that long now?
I understand the proper need for change in the right way - most definitely, but not wholesale slashing for ignorant short term benefit while ignoring all the good that it does for society (or big society............etc)

And no need to be patronising about it.

This thread should really be titled "SDSR and the TA".

Pardon me if I appear to be banging a drum but, is there really much point in having Infantry or RAC TA with the imminent pruning? Infanteering (+ some tank driving) is a trade that needs to be practised as much as any other, and you can't do that in civvy street to the same degree as you can with AAC/RAMC/RMP/AGC/RLC/RE/Int.

I confess I don't really know where I stand with RA - there's lots of nerdy stuff there and there is plenty of opportunity to culvitavte nerdiness in civvy street.

Originally Posted by cupoftea

This thread should really be titled "SDSR and the TA".

Pardon me if I appear to be banging a drum but, is there really much point in having Infantry or RAC TA with the imminent pruning? Infanteering (+ some tank driving) is a trade that needs to be practised as much as any other, and you can't do that in civvy street. Not so with AAC/RAMC/RMP/AGC/RLC/RE/Int.

When I'm in the back of a wokka, I really hope that everyone responsible for keeping it in the air has had a hell of a lot of practice. Infantry have been called upon more than anyone else and some (note, some not all) of those provided have been of an excellent standard. Why get rid of the part thats definitely working?

Originally Posted by Caecilius

When I'm in the back of a wokka, I really hope that everyone responsible for keeping it in the air has had a hell of a lot of practice. Infantry have been called upon more than anyone else and some (note, some not all) of those provided have been of an excellent standard. Why get rid of the part thats definitely working?

Wokka are RAF . . . although you may be prescient in saying that Wokkas will be in Not-so-Teeny-Weeny Airlines after the SDSR. ;)

Both RN and RAF have ex-reg only reservist pilots. Guess what they do in their civvy jobs?

Originally Posted by cupoftea

This thread should really be titled "SDSR and the TA".

Pardon me if I appear to be banging a drum but, is there really much point in having Infantry or RAC TA with the imminent pruning? Infanteering (+ some tank driving) is a trade that needs to be practised as much as any other, and you can't do that in civvy street to the same degree as you can with AAC/RAMC/RMP/AGC/RLC/RE/Int.

I confess I don't really know where I stand with RA - there's lots of nerdy stuff there and there is plenty of opportunity to culvitavte nerdiness in civvy street.

Why? It's in the TA forum.

As to RAC - it's the cheapest way to get the CVR(T) fixed. They get fixed up perfectly, get taken off you and sent off to Afghan, get one back in poor shape in return - fix it up and the cycle happens again. And while all that happens the boys learn, train, go on exercise, do operations, teach. For the CVR(T) based Yeomanry it actually works.

(In my place it does.)(I'll try to find the pic of a scimitar in Afghan, owned by a regular unit but with still the QOY stickers on it)