Anonrecruit890
Crow
Hi all,
I am due to join the Army Reserve in the near future (not stating which corp / regiment, although it is not the infantry).
I have been trying to get a clear answer in regards to being mobilised while in the Army Reserve.
It is pointless ringing up the recruitment line (which I assume Capita are running) as they have no clue over anything aside from answering very basic general questions (and will actually open the British Army website and start reading off things word for word to answer you if they don’t know the answer, under the impression you are not aware it exists).
I have asked my unit a few times but I can’t seem to get a clear answer, it usually ends up with one of the below answers:
- They start answering it and then drift off to another topic
- Make a joke out of the answer “just fake an injury and they’ll let you off”
- They come out with “why are you joining up if you have no intention of going to war?” and in general will guilt-trip me for asking the question
Please note that I am not intending to dodge or “run away” from a mobilisation should one occur, I would just like to know what the chances are, where in the world I could expect to be deployed at this point in time and so I know what to tell my employer (whom my day job is with) so that there is assurance on their side as to what the situation is.
For deployments / operations, I am aware that the regular army is prioritised first, followed by ex-regulars in the reserves, followed by reserves who have opted into the “High Alert Readiness” programme, followed by standard reservists only (I’m aware there are many MoD staff who are former armed forces serving who could be called up amongst all this also).
So taking the above into account (and the current state of world affairs), the chances of myself being mobilised are fairly “low – minimal”, right? I am not intending to opt into the “High Alert Readiness” programme so even if there was a need to pull resources from the reserves, it would make sense for someone who has already committed into “High Alert Readiness” and is better prepared to go and be called up compared to someone who is not.
I would like to finish that I am not joining the Army Reserve to “get free stuff”, nor am I joining to do the bare minimum (although there is in theory nothing wrong with that as long as you meet the minimum requirement). I am intending to ask for extra days a year and to go on as many activities, courses and events that are available to me at the time. I just want clarification on the mobilisation situation for myself and my employer in my day job.
Thank you
I am due to join the Army Reserve in the near future (not stating which corp / regiment, although it is not the infantry).
I have been trying to get a clear answer in regards to being mobilised while in the Army Reserve.
It is pointless ringing up the recruitment line (which I assume Capita are running) as they have no clue over anything aside from answering very basic general questions (and will actually open the British Army website and start reading off things word for word to answer you if they don’t know the answer, under the impression you are not aware it exists).
I have asked my unit a few times but I can’t seem to get a clear answer, it usually ends up with one of the below answers:
- They start answering it and then drift off to another topic
- Make a joke out of the answer “just fake an injury and they’ll let you off”
- They come out with “why are you joining up if you have no intention of going to war?” and in general will guilt-trip me for asking the question
Please note that I am not intending to dodge or “run away” from a mobilisation should one occur, I would just like to know what the chances are, where in the world I could expect to be deployed at this point in time and so I know what to tell my employer (whom my day job is with) so that there is assurance on their side as to what the situation is.
For deployments / operations, I am aware that the regular army is prioritised first, followed by ex-regulars in the reserves, followed by reserves who have opted into the “High Alert Readiness” programme, followed by standard reservists only (I’m aware there are many MoD staff who are former armed forces serving who could be called up amongst all this also).
So taking the above into account (and the current state of world affairs), the chances of myself being mobilised are fairly “low – minimal”, right? I am not intending to opt into the “High Alert Readiness” programme so even if there was a need to pull resources from the reserves, it would make sense for someone who has already committed into “High Alert Readiness” and is better prepared to go and be called up compared to someone who is not.
I would like to finish that I am not joining the Army Reserve to “get free stuff”, nor am I joining to do the bare minimum (although there is in theory nothing wrong with that as long as you meet the minimum requirement). I am intending to ask for extra days a year and to go on as many activities, courses and events that are available to me at the time. I just want clarification on the mobilisation situation for myself and my employer in my day job.
Thank you