It's about time we saw the real figures and are stopped being fed utter drivel from the top politicians and senior officers about how we have enough manpower to carry out operations etc. Oh and moral is really high! What's great about spending 6-9 months getting the sh*t blown out you for what is effectively less than the minimum wage.
I'll bet the TA are having less people joining up to be a weekend warrior now that you are almost certain to be called up.
The simple fact of the matter is that we are spending more time away and at more frequent times with not one officer willing to stand up and speak up for the men and women of our services(ok one did). All we have are senior officers (all of whom receive very well paid salaries and spend most of their career teeing up jobs within the industry) and politicians moving around every couple of years to play with a new train set and totally c**k it up by changing far too much all in the name of trying to leave their mark before they embark on another c**k up tour. Not one of them has the guts to speak up because they are all looking after number ones career. If they want to earn real repect, it will come with what they do and not because of the rank they hold. Start doing the job properly and address the issues.
