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**TA_sig** · 10-10-2009, 11:23

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

STAB STABBING OK, STAB stops. Unload. errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, wait 17 years...... Load, ready. STAB STABBING again.....

STAB fails to Load, on closer inspection it appears the TA is shagged. Return STAB to stores until the country unfucks itself.

**Auld-Yin** · 10-10-2009, 11:27

Originally Posted by Muff_Coupling

CGS/CinC give you a call did they?

Not so smug now I presume :(

This is a great shame. The army have decided that the TA are not worth the effort so just close them down for 6 months. It will take a damn sight longer than 6 months to get back up to scratch and cost a lot more - if in fact they are allowed to get back up and running.

Obviously this has been seen as the easiest way out with the least fallout from the public - who don't know much about the TA unless they have connections to it.

If they wanted to save money now then they could close down ceremonial duties and return all involved to their normal duties. No guards at Buck House and various other establishments. Cancel next year's Queen's Birthday Parade and channel the monies used in that to better use. These two actions alone would save millions and would tell the public that the army is in the sh!t. The excuse that ceremonial brings in tourist money is a red herring. If it brings in so much then let the tourist industry give that money to MoD (Army) to backfill (TA?) the soldiers involved.

That will never happen as the senior bods would then have to answer difficult questions. Letting the TA fade away is easier and won't affect their next gong/knighthood

**CC_TA** · 10-10-2009, 11:31

BBC;

BBC Website

Thank feck I got an FTRS!

**Bravo_Bravo** · 10-10-2009, 11:32

Originally Posted by airborne_artist

What about all the Remembrance Sunday parades? While I'd hate to abuse the memory of the fallen, would they be impressed with this? My suggestion is that TA troops fall in, but in blazers and regimental ties (berets on/off?), not in uniform.

That might make a clear point to all who attend.

Stop posting shite. We parade in november out of a sense of duty, not for the money.

**One_of_the_strange** · 10-10-2009, 11:32

Originally Posted by STILTS

Mrs Stilts just heard it on Radio 2 news, any future TA troops deploying afgan will not be affected!

B0llocks!

Stilts

Nail, head etc. If any journos are reading this they might like to think about why the statement quoted above is, to say the least, mendacious.

Troops going to AFG are selected from a pool of those who aren't; if that uncommitted pool fucks off because there's nothing to do, no meaningful training, they're doing nothing productive, no pay and so on then no-one's going once the current bunch doing their beat-up have gone.

Personally while I'd have no problem doing AT or battlefield tours as C1 now I'm a professional - rather than an amateur relic of the Cold War - I get paid for the rest or I stay home.

**Bravo_Bravo** · 10-10-2009, 11:35

Just wondering if they thought nobody would notice...

( agree with OOTS, btw. )

**airborne_artist** · 10-10-2009, 11:36

The Government had Â£12m going begging in another department's budget. They've given it to a charity, though.

""Secondly, we want to broaden the scope of Fairtrade products beyond tea and coffee to other areas and thirdly, we want to make sure that we're also able to persuade other retailers to come on board and to offer Fairtrade products.''"

which is more important than Defence, after all

**Bravo_Bravo** · 10-10-2009, 11:40

Meanwile on Army News:

TA soldiers raise the bar for territorial operational training

**Spenny** · 10-10-2009, 11:42

Originally Posted by TrooperG

Just heard this on the radio and nearly dropped my brew! I'm supposed to be starting 4 Para's SSRE course on wednesday, what the feck is happening?!

Mate I very much doubt that the current 4 Para Recruit Cadre or indeed the SSRE course will be affected.

**One_of_the_strange** · 10-10-2009, 11:43

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

Originally Posted by airborne_artist

What about all the Remembrance Sunday parades? While I'd hate to abuse the memory of the fallen, would they be impressed with this? My suggestion is that TA troops fall in, but in blazers and regimental ties (berets on/off?), not in uniform.

That might make a clear point to all who attend.

Stop posting shite. We parade in november out of a sense of duty, not for the money.

If the Remembrance parade is part of a weekend that gets binned then surely no signing on = not wearing uniform ? I can't see me driving unpaid to stand around at the "official" parade when I can walk down the end of my high street and go to the local one.