The Territorial Army Info

The Territorial Army (TA) is a part of the British Army, the land armed forces of the UK, composed mostly of part time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities.

Territorial soldiers, or Territorials, are volunteers, not conscripts or a militia, and often undergo military training in their spare time. They normally have a day job, which is protected by law should they be compulsorily mobilised.

Recruits have to pass the Common Military Standard (Recruits), which for TA Soldiers lasts two weeks, as opposed to fourteen weeks for regular recruits, normally held at an Army Training Regiment.

In addition to the combat units, there are Territorial Army units in Adjutant General's Corps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Logistic Corps and Army Medical Services. There are three units, in the remaining British Overseas Territories (BOT) = the Bermuda Regiment, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, and the Falkland Islands Defence Force.

Most people prefer to join the unit nearest to their home. If you have a skill or trade the Army is in need of, you may be able to join a National Unit. In some areas, you may also be able to train for a specialist role that is new to you.

It was created in 1908, when the War Office took over and reorganised the previously civilian administered Volunteer Army, folding its remaining Militia and Yeomanry units into it.

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