• Gunner
• Mecahnic
• Radio Operative
• Driver
• Communication Technician
• Bomb Operative

There are many more jobs that the TA promotes.

Within the TA, you can you use any skills that you have already gained from your civilian job and utilise them in whatever field you wish.

When you join the TA, you wont be alone as over 40,000 people of like minds will be joining with you, and you will find as you go on that these people who are joining with you could become the people who support you and the ones that you can have a laugh with.  The one thing that the TA teaches you is to rely on others as others will rely on you so that any friendships made in the TA are solid.

If you already have a job and the time you can give to the TA is limited, then the TA are able to work around what hours your civilian job asks of you so that you can hold onto your civilian job but still be a part of the TA.  For all entrants, the minimum period of service is 3 years.  After this time you can leave or if you decide  that the TA is for you, then you can extend your period of service to 1, 2, 3, or even 4 years at a time.

The annual training commitment can range from 19 days in Specialist Units to 27 days in Independent Units which also includes a annual 2 week camp.

As a trained member of the TA, you are liable for call out under the Reserve Forces ACt.  This legislation was drawn up to help volunteer forces operate readily alongside the regular forces.  When you join the TA, you are indicating that you are aware of the Act and are preapared to take part in active service which can vary.  If you are mobilised then your civilian job is safe.

Although the TA can be hard work, it is also fun too.  Most TA members say they have made a great number or friends from the TA.  Because you have to work alongside a number of people, it means that the TA team spirit is the best you can find.  Although the TA is still a job, there are many opportunities to socialise with your TA colleagues.

TA training takes place during weekday evening sessions, regular weekend exercises and two-week annual training camps. It involves both theoretical and practical learning in classrooms as well as out in the field.  You don't need to be a gifted athlete to cope with the demands of TA training. However, you do need a certain basic level of good health and fitness and, more importantly, the willingness to improve by taking part in our graduated fitness programme