Thread: RIP TA

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Anywho this is just going around in circles.

Indeed; off to Nando's with my daughters.

At least we're onto the important stuff.

Just had a 'Jamie's America' theme last Sunday, this time it's Jamie's Itatly, with the girls making pizza...

Weekends away or precious time with my kids, no contest.

Originally Posted by asr1

The AFPRB should recommend a freeze on army pay rises for the next 2 years.

That is already proposed by both Labour Government & future conservative government. All public servants on over 18k to get pay freeze. This effectively delivers a 2-3% saving in real terms. What the AFPRB recommends doesn't matter.

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by quiller

"Quickly! I'm Territorial Army....Can I buy another bullet?"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebre...toons/mac.html

Is the TA bod the one with the bowler hat?

why would a bloke in a bowler want to buy a bullet?

To shoot someone?

But the bloke in the bowler hat is not a soldier; he'd need to get a gun, first. Surely it would make more sense for the bloke in uniform who already has a gun, to buy a bullet?

Why? surely he gets issued them? where as the TA bloke in the bowler hats unit might have used their allocation trying to pass their APWT's

I think it might have something to do with the recently announced cutbacks in funding for the TA. The joke in this picture is that a bloke on operations - who says he is TA - has to ask if he can buy a bullet, which is a comment about the spending cuts. I'm still not sure why you think the guy in the bowler is TA; I thought bowler hats where a Brigade of Guards thing, rather than a TA thing.

Hope that helps.

Never! Really? You mean the TA bloke was the one talking to the bod in the bowler hat?

Should've known really - he had his hand in his pocket and has already lost his rifle sling !

And his trouser bottoms are at the top of his boots, no sense of fashion tk tk

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by quiller

"Quickly! I'm Territorial Army....Can I buy another bullet?"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebre...toons/mac.html

Is the TA bod the one with the bowler hat?

why would a bloke in a bowler want to buy a bullet?

To shoot someone?

But the bloke in the bowler hat is not a soldier; he'd need to get a gun, first. Surely it would make more sense for the bloke in uniform who already has a gun, to buy a bullet?

Why? surely he gets issued them? where as the TA bloke in the bowler hats unit might have used their allocation trying to pass their APWT's

I think it might have something to do with the recently announced cutbacks in funding for the TA. The joke in this picture is that a bloke on operations - who says he is TA - has to ask if he can buy a bullet, which is a comment about the spending cuts. I'm still not sure why you think the guy in the bowler is TA; I thought bowler hats where a Brigade of Guards thing, rather than a TA thing.

Hope that helps.

Never! Really? You mean the TA bloke was the one talking to the bod in the bowler hat?

Should've known really - he had his hand in his pocket and has already lost his rifle sling !

And his trouser bottoms are at the top of his boots, no sense of fashion tk tk

It's obvious chaps, come on! His hand is in his pocket to pay for his travel to the warzone (no T&S you see) and the chap in the bowler is his psao (you can tell 'cause he's not wearing uniform)
simples

ps. shoulderstraps are for handbags, rifles are for shooting things :P

Originally Posted by smudgegs

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by quiller

"Quickly! I'm Territorial Army....Can I buy another bullet?"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebre...toons/mac.html

Is the TA bod the one with the bowler hat?

why would a bloke in a bowler want to buy a bullet?

To shoot someone?

But the bloke in the bowler hat is not a soldier; he'd need to get a gun, first. Surely it would make more sense for the bloke in uniform who already has a gun, to buy a bullet?

Why? surely he gets issued them? where as the TA bloke in the bowler hats unit might have used their allocation trying to pass their APWT's

I think it might have something to do with the recently announced cutbacks in funding for the TA. The joke in this picture is that a bloke on operations - who says he is TA - has to ask if he can buy a bullet, which is a comment about the spending cuts. I'm still not sure why you think the guy in the bowler is TA; I thought bowler hats where a Brigade of Guards thing, rather than a TA thing.

Hope that helps.

Never! Really? You mean the TA bloke was the one talking to the bod in the bowler hat?

Should've known really - he had his hand in his pocket and has already lost his rifle sling !

And his trouser bottoms are at the top of his boots, no sense of fashion tk tk

It's obvious chaps, come on! His hand is in his pocket to pay for his travel to the warzone (no T&S you see) and the chap in the bowler is his psao (you can tell 'cause he's not wearing uniform)
simples

ps. shoulderstraps are for handbags, rifles are for shooting things :P

Or he is asking if this is the 6 mile point and can he now drop out

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by smudgegs

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Crunchie

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by Sangreal

Originally Posted by quiller

"Quickly! I'm Territorial Army....Can I buy another bullet?"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebre...toons/mac.html

Is the TA bod the one with the bowler hat?

why would a bloke in a bowler want to buy a bullet?

To shoot someone?

But the bloke in the bowler hat is not a soldier; he'd need to get a gun, first. Surely it would make more sense for the bloke in uniform who already has a gun, to buy a bullet?

Why? surely he gets issued them? where as the TA bloke in the bowler hats unit might have used their allocation trying to pass their APWT's

I think it might have something to do with the recently announced cutbacks in funding for the TA. The joke in this picture is that a bloke on operations - who says he is TA - has to ask if he can buy a bullet, which is a comment about the spending cuts. I'm still not sure why you think the guy in the bowler is TA; I thought bowler hats where a Brigade of Guards thing, rather than a TA thing.

Hope that helps.

Never! Really? You mean the TA bloke was the one talking to the bod in the bowler hat?

Should've known really - he had his hand in his pocket and has already lost his rifle sling !

And his trouser bottoms are at the top of his boots, no sense of fashion tk tk

It's obvious chaps, come on! His hand is in his pocket to pay for his travel to the warzone (no T&S you see) and the chap in the bowler is his psao (you can tell 'cause he's not wearing uniform)
simples

ps. shoulderstraps are for handbags, rifles are for shooting things :P

Or he is asking if this is the 6 mile point and can he now drop out

lol :D

Great - decision is less than a week old and we have the prospect of regulars back filling the TA. I understand that regular officers will replace any TA Marshals who withdraw from the Lord Mayor's Show - a Cat 1 Ceremonial event broadcast live on BBC1.

A Saturday of un-rehearsed ceremonial in mid-November - sounds like a fun packed day out to me.

Instead of "The Marshals are found from the Reserve Forces of Greater London" will we hear "The Marshals are SO2s at Londist and the MOD who are delighted to have this opportunity this opportunity to support the TA in its hour of need"?

It's finished guys.

We just need to be able to see it - once we do, it's 'Work, Family, Friends' for me now.

sandy - put me down for the Lord Mayor's whatever - sounds like a hoot. can someone ppick me up cos there is a big squeeze on T and S.

TVM

Originally Posted by really?_fascinating

sandy - put me down for the Lord Mayor's whatever - sounds like a hoot. can someone ppick me up cos there is a big squeeze on T and S.

TVM

0645 start in service dress or No1s - no greatcoat! Endex approx. 1600.

And just think of all the TA officers watching the parade then nipping into the pub for a well earned beer or three :D

Actually, that sounds crap - why on earth would you give up your weekends for that? Beer in the pub sounds a far better option. And I am prepared to use my own cash for that.

Saving the MoD money all round - well done me!

Originally Posted by pensionpointer

I sometimes think that we need to lift our heads above the sangar wall - the Army is broke , the MOD is broke , the Government is broke and the country is broke - did we think that it would pass us by. Wake up and smell the coffee!

uqfegd

pp

The MoD, the country and Army are broke due to the mismanagement of this vindictive and cowardly government. The government can't possibly be broke though, they still fund overseas aid and have just given a load of dosh to the film luvvies........

Yes UK PLC is in the financial do-do - but this crisis in MoD is due to much older financial mismanagement within MoD rather than the country-wide problems. How many other Govt Depts have started actually making cuts ? They are all still at the talking about it stage.

Yes, MoD is under-funded for the tasks in hand but we have done 2/10th of FA about real cost saving for years. Rather than make real changes we just binned some front-line units. Even after the wheel turns and we stick LAND and AG back together to reform what we had in the 70s we will still have a massively bloated superstructure, byzantine processes and hugely inefficient procurement. Almost one CS per soldier is a bad enough stat ( Hi Jim30...) but whats the "sharp end" to "rear party" ratio for those in green. 10% on Ops, another 20% in the immediate loop. How much of the remaining 70% is actually stuck in dug-away jobs in RF HQs, Directorates, etc ? . I bet that a close look could free up a fair few - and make the promotion pyramid a litle less chubby at the top.

ok guys enu!
uve all got good valid points and theres a lot of truth in all of what u ve said but lets stop and think here basically this government are screwing the ARMY over whichever bloody part of the army it is!

lets all stop trying to get one up on each other!
I joined the TA many years ago for many reasons but strangely enu and yes even as a female to acquire the real attributes that soldiering brings, be it working hard or playing hard, and yes we all enjoy the added extras be it regs or TA, we are all human, the old adage u get out what u put in! well hey what happened to such values!

Bullshit is coming to my mind, its not about the money, well yes maybe for some its about being sold short! THE ARMY AS A WHOLE ...Its not rocket science really lets pull together not rip each other apart!
all this nit picking is just small minded and misses the whole point