TA and serving abroad

gerarda

Hi,
Does anyone know when you complete your training in the TA do you have to serve abroad ie Afghanistan etc?

Cheers

p1akuw47h5r3it

gerarda wrote: »

Hi,
Does anyone know when you complete your training in the TA do you have to serve abroad ie Afghanistan etc?

Cheers

Maybe u should ask here:

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OS119

gerarda wrote: »

Hi,
Does anyone know when you complete your training in the TA do you have to serve abroad ie Afghanistan etc?

Cheers

anybody who joins the TA is left in no doubt than an op tour is likely in the first 3 years of service.

when you join the TA you agree to be mobilised at the governments discretion - if the government chooses to send you abroad then you'll go abroad, or to Cholchester.

currently the TA is using 'intelligent mobilisation': that's TA members who put themselves forward for mobilisation, and who are then selected to be mobilised in the normal way - skill set required, time since last mobilisation etc... there has to be a pretty good reason for a TA soldier to not put themselves forward for mobilisation and still be allowed to train. the usually accepted criteria for not being available are for family or work reasons. if mobilisation is going to cause you a big problem either with caring for a dependent or actually keeping your job then you needn't volunteer, but if that's going to be a long term issue then there's little point being in the TA, and unless you have a particular skill set that needs to be passed on you'll be discharged.

all of that however is a 'privilage' system, the Army has the absolute legal right to mobilise any TA soldier for any duty anywhere in the world for any period it likes.

don't like that, don't join.

tac foley

OS119 wrote: »

anybody who joins the TA is left in no doubt than an op tour is likely in the first 3 years of service.

when you join the TA you agree to be mobilised at the governments discretion - if the government chooses to send you abroad then you'll go abroad, or to Cholchester.

currently the TA is using 'intelligent mobilisation': that's TA members who put themselves forward for mobilisation, and who are then selected to be mobilised in the normal way - skill set required, time since last mobilisation etc... there has to be a pretty good reason for a TA soldier to not put themselves forward for mobilisation and still be allowed to train. the usually accepted criteria for not being available are for family or work reasons. if mobilisation is going to cause you a big problem either with caring for a dependent or actually keeping your job then you needn't volunteer, but if that's going to be a long term issue then there's little point being in the TA, and unless you have a particular skill set that needs to be passed on you'll be discharged.

all of that however is a 'privilage' system, the Army has the absolute legal right to mobilise any TA soldier for any duty anywhere in the world for any period it likes.

don't like that, don't join.

Yup. That's it.

BTW - 90% of ALL Army medics are TA, including doctors and trauma specialists, who for obvious reasons are kept VERY busy.

tac
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Wicklowrider

tac foley wrote: »

BTW - 90% of ALL Army medics are TA, including doctors and trauma specialists, who for obvious reasons are kept VERY busy.

There was a recent ITV documentary about the TA Surgical and Medical staff. Strong stuff indeed. Included pretty much realtime footage of a marine commando from wounding ( both legs destroyed) to post op.
Incredible surgeons in incredible cirumstances.

EDIT - think it was this unit http://www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/11018.aspx