Anybody in the TA?

[hellmett]

Hi All,

I have recently made moves to get back into uniform and "hopefully" off to Afghanistan next year with 16 Air Assault Brigade.

The Reserve Forces have now raised their upper age limit to 43 (more if you have previous military experience!).

Last time it was 33!

Was just wondering is anyone here with the TA or maybe thinking about it?

Gary

[Bibbs]

I was while at Uni .. 2 nights a week, 1 weekend in 2/3 ..

Helped pay for my beers, and made sure I had a good meal now and then.

[wiggy]

Lo pal send me a PM if you like

Edit... You should have mail..

[Sancho]

I already have a job that doesn't involve killing people or being killed. Somehow it just seems like a better option to me.

[biosurf]

I already have a job that doesn't involve killing people or being killed. Somehow it just seems like a better option to me.

What are you afraid of? Bit of death never hurt anyone!


Seriously though... couldn't agree more.

[gwh200]

Could be worse. you could fight for an adopted queen and country,guard the royals whilst on active duties and generally scare the bejesus out of the enemy,whilst laying your life on the line...and then be denied any form of financial aid in your formative years. Now excuse me while i DONT join the gurkhas.....as im so ashamed of the way they are treated, im not sure i could look them in the eye.

[Sancho]

Could be worse. you could fight for an adopted queen and country,guard the royals whilst on active duties and generally scare the bejesus out of the enemy,whilst laying your life on the line...and then be denied any form of financial aid in your formative years. Now excuse me while i DONT join the gurkhas.....as im so ashamed of the way they are treated, im not sure i could look them in the eye.

Quite. My favourite bit was when they tried to deport them all now they're old and and no good at fighting.

[wiggy]

Someone has to do the job, each to their own.

[gwh200]

On some subjects, im so not proud to be british...and this particular one sticks in my throat.A ruling in favour for the retired gurkhas to stay and have their full pension entitlement happened last year, but guess what..nothings changed......except bathplug/porno film gate and smeargate and ...oh i give up....

[Bibbs]

I loved it .. getting payed to play soldiers ..

Didn't do any "tours" though, as I was at Uni. Thank goodness.

Just got to run around Wales and shoot guns.

[yoshie]

On some subjects, im so not proud to be british...and this particular one sticks in my throat.A ruling in favour for the retired gurkhas to stay and have their full pension entitlement happened last year, but guess what..nothings changed......except bathplug/porno film gate and smeargate and ...oh i give up....

Stay up here mate were to small for anyone to give a shit about and scandel is putting water in your whisky

[Sancho]

Someone has to do the job, each to their own.

Not sure I agree on the first point. Absolutely agree on the second, so I'll leave it at that.

[wiggy]

Aye me too, too nice a day over ere to open a can of worms as to the rights and wrongs of things & only got a hour left a work then its out in the truck .

[gwh200]

Stay up here mate were to small for anyone to give a shit about and scandel is putting water in your whisky

Well it looks like im going to be here a while............and when this job ends they want me to go to another job, near stirling.....be rude not to

[Predictable Bob]

.....as im so ashamed of the way they are treated, im not sure i could look them in the eye.

Even a stumpy like me has to stoop to look the average Ghurka in the eye ......

I'm a bit ambivalent about the Ghurkas - it might be unfair but they were aware of the conditions of service before they signed up. Campaigning to change their conditions of service is perfectly acceptable but applying changes retrospectively is basically wrong.

22 years Regular Army without a single operational tour - only one medal and I wouldn't have got that if it wasn't for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act !

PS
Feel free to throw things in my general direction