From: "Michael Brown" <mwbrown@sonic.net>
> The Guard is the State Militia, subject to call up by the Governor.
The
> Reserve is a Federal force, subject to the President (though in some
As for the TA... see http://www.ta.mod.uk/
"The Territorial Army is an essential part of the British Army, representing a
quarter of its personnel. It provides everyday people
with the chance to something different with their lives - an opportunity
to face new challenges, develop new skills, meet new
In addition, some examples of possible and real life functions were to be
deployed to NORTHAG to bring the UK 1st Corps upto strength, and in more
recent conflicts have been deployed as peacekeepers and as support back up to
regular trooops deployed in front line action (as Gulfs 1 and 2, Afghanistan).
They were also deployed domestically to help deal with the disposal of several
million dead livestock following our recent foot and mouth epidemic.
I think the British army reserves are seperate to the TA, obviously made up
from retired personnel, however I do not believe that this precludes a retired
soldier from joining the TA once back in civy street.
The TA has been described by one US author on military affairs (can't remeber
his name or that of the book so I will provide that tommorow) as being as good
if not better than regular formations in most world armies. (This kind man
then also goes onto say how most regular UK units are the equivilent to most
of the worlds elite units). There are also, unconfirmed, rumours that eager UK
TA troops on excersises have defeated over confident UK regulars...
Regards,
Matt Tope
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> --- Matt Tope <mptope@omnihybrid.com> wrote:
There
> are also, unconfirmed,
That, I have heard, occurs here in the states too. Overconfident is never a
good condition for a military to be in, regardless of whose....
> --- Matt Tope <mptope@omnihybrid.com> wrote:
... I will
> provide that tommorow) as
As the saying goes: Old age and trechery will overcome youth and skill.
Bye for now,
John: As the saying goes: Old age and trechery will overcome youth and skill.
Me: I think you end up with experience and treachery trumping youth and
enthusiasm. ;->=
Sometimes, we scare me.
The_Beast
I think it's more a confirmation of one of Murphy's Laws of Combat:
"Professionals are predictable. It's the amateurs that are really dangerous."
(Or something to that effect.)
> On Tuesday 30 September 2003 12:07 pm, Doug Evans wrote:
--- FlakMagnet72 <flakmagnet@tabletop-battlezone.com>
wrote:
> I think it's more a confirmation of one of Murphy's
Isn't "Amateur" derived from the Latin word for love, implying that an amateur
is someone who does something for the love of it? Seems like a good definition
of motivated to me.....
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:35:51 +0100 "Matt Tope" <mptope@omnihybrid.com>
writes: <snip> There are also,
> unconfirmed,
USAR (USAF Reserve) pilots in the 1970's and 1980's would give the
regulars a very hard time in mock fights. Especially when the F-4
pilots (many many hours more experience) went up against the 'higher tech'
(but
about 10-25% of the hours) regulars. That may have changed but I
suspect not much.
Hx, SF, and Fx: 6 mm figures, Starships and 1:6K "Wet Navy" warships are my
main interest.
Gracias,