stubbsy05
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Is anyone here in the TA?
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stubbsy05
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that'll be a no then?!
Anyone know of anyone in it?
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WATSON
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I was VERY close to handing in my forums ect but never did 
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nova_gteuk
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I want to, but i plan on living till im old so never have.
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Dean_W
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What does the TA involve?
Is it a full time thing? Do you do so many days a year?
And is your employer legally entitled to let you have the time off with it being armed forces?
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MJFF88
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quote:
Originally posted by Alex.S
Is anyone here in the TA?
Mate does it, he loves it
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MJFF88
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
What does the TA involve?
Is it a full time thing? Do you do so many days a year?
And is your employer legally entitled to let you have the time off with it being armed forces?
X amount of days per year, not sure where you stand with your employer. Hes currently got loads of free driving licences (HGV, PGV ,etc etc) for free and lots of other stuff.
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wilson_sri
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TA is for gays, pretend soldiers.
[Edited on 27-06-2008 by wilson_sri]
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nova_gteuk
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Theyre hardly pretend,theyre in iraq fighting now.
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Kurt
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my uncle was in the T.A when he was younger.. he got sent out to germany for a bit and i think he learned his lorry driving and stuff through it
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wilson_sri
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Theyre hardly pretend,theyre in iraq fighting now.
Try working with them and knowing what your talking about, then you will know what im talking about. Training for 3 days a month is nowhere near enough to be a good soldier, would you want someone with 4 weeks basic training watching your back and firing live rounds 6 metres behind you? Just because there in Iraq doesnt mean they do much, they rarely go into dangerous zones or get into contacts. Remember there just reservists at the end of the day.
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_Allan_
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Friday TA threads were the best. Always trashed though. Mods please delete!
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nova_gteuk
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Theyre hardly pretend,theyre in iraq fighting now.
Try working with them and knowing what your talking about, then you will know what im talking about. Training for 3 days a month is nowhere near enough to be a good soldier, would you want someone with 4 weeks basic training watching your back and firing live rounds 6 metres behind you? Just because there in Iraq doesnt mean they do much, they rarely go into dangerous zones or get into contacts. Remember there just reservists at the end of the day.
Girl who lives nextdoor to me is in the ta's,so i do know.
and they do more than 4 weeks training
And it must be pretty dangerous where they go if three where killed the other day? 
[Edited on 28-06-2008 by nova_gteuk]
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Mad Moe
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Wasn't one of the SAS lads killed in Afganistan last week recruited direct from the TA? Training must be shit if that's the case
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morpheus22
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Originally posted by WATSON
I was VERY close to handing in my forums ect but never did
was corsasport one of the forums 
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by Mad Moe
Wasn't one of the SAS lads killed in Afganistan last week recruited direct from the TA? Training must be shit if that's the case
SAS 
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Robbo
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fonz is in the ta
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stubbsy05
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quote:
Originally posted by Mad Moe
Wasn't one of the SAS lads killed in Afganistan last week recruited direct from the TA? Training must be shit if that's the case
3 of them were from the 23 SAS (TA regiment)
You can't really blame the training for them getting killed.
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JamesMG
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lol 23rd SAS reserves is hardly the fucking same as a normal signals base miles from anywhere is it?
I work with a lot of people in the TA and many of them have been to iraq several times and some have fought in bosnia and other conflicts.. anyone who calls them weekend warriors etc should try being one to be honest..
and wilson mate if you knew what you were talking about you would know they dont do 4 weeks of training and then get posted to iraq... as said theres about a years worth of courses and training first and even then you need to apply and be selected to serve.
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