charcoalgrill
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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Any one know much about this?
How much time do you have to commit to?
Im currently a student, but thinking it would be quite interesting to do along side of.
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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i think you have to attend every 2 weeks, and you have to commit to 2 weeks away with them a year...i look back now and wish id have done it when i was at college but just one of lifes misshaps.
Ps dont quote me on it, i think thats what it is
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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Im joining this month.
Already been to quite a few evenings a week to see drill practice and find out more.
Sorted out all the paperwork and got my selection weekend on the 30th of this month  then once if completed that I can begin basic traing where you learn things like field craft wepons handeling first aid etc
Going to be in the Infantry unit 4th Battalion Mercian Regiment
An average its 1 evening a week and 1 weekend a month + one 2 week session a year.
It can be diffeernt depending on your situation i.e they can do it like the above or they do summer courses of like 6 week blocks for students etc.
Go into your local centre to find out more
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AcidK1
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Registered: 24th Dec 08
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you have to turn up to so many weekends a year, they give you loads of free type stuff, licences and things like that take you out on trips for training. but they can then turn round and send you anywere in the world whatever training you got, and leave you there as long as you are needed, and as far as i know you have to take a lot of crap off the regular army including being called a GRUNT (Government Recruit Unsuitable for Normal Training) but your job is secure, i was gonna so it but to be honest im glad i didnt. but all good experience.
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by AcidK1
but they can then turn round and send you anywere in the world whatever training you got, and leave you there as long as you are needed,
No they cant
Now days our country has enough troops and the reserves are not needed.
The T.A do send people out still as they are needed for things but your certainly not made to go. They ask for voulnteers to join a group who will then go on tour for 4-6 months.
I was speeking to various people about it not just privates either some higher ranked soldiers who confirmed they cannot force you to go unless seriously needed.
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AcidK1
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Registered: 24th Dec 08
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i talked to a guy 2 years ago so you are probably right, the army is fantastic and all but the rules you have to follow arnt. To much restriction and complication for me. Listen to the guy above he knows his stuff 
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by AcidK1
i talked to a guy 2 years ago so you are probably right, the army is fantastic and all but the rules you have to follow arnt. To much restriction and complication for me. Listen to the guy above he knows his stuff
Restriction? What do you mean by that. You are a pretty free person in the army these days, unless your on tour of course. Basically work 9-5 working hours when not on tour or training exercise.
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AcidK1
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when your on tour i mean, theres a lot of rules you need to abide, as far as i know, its quite complex stuff, with shooting and stuff like that.
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wilson_sri
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Aye rules of engagement. Not allowed to fire untill fired on and all that.
Theres ways around it though, your mates arent exactly going to stick you in it when someones had a ak47 pointed at you 
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AcidK1
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Registered: 24th Dec 08
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lol, true, the unity is all good, fight to help and save each other but the GRUNT thing would get me down. but its a great idea to join.
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Welsh Dan
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My uncle says that the TA's are like the SAS.
Saturdays And Sundays 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Do you get paid for going? 
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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my cousin is in the TA and he ended up doing a 6 month tour in Kuwait/Iraq. apparently he had been selected as he had received the NBC training that alot of the TA hadn't. he ended up on an armed escort for supply lorries going into Basra during the invasion.
just before he came back he got arrested by the american MPs though, he had taken some photos of one of their cobra helicopters shooting at something, which they weren't very happy about and confiscated his camera
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Do you get paid for going?
Yeh around £200 a month on average
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