My apologies. TA is the name for the UK's reserve army ie the Territorial Army. It would be interesting to hear from pilots who are not based in the UK as to whether they have the opportunity to join the reserve forces of their respective countries, and whether their employers support them.
Some interesting points you raise Supermonk. It is frustrating to know that employers are generally not willing to support the TA. Of course providing that you work it in with your flying duties, and there is no conflict between main job and the TA, I presume no company would actully say no. In that case it is only at annual camp time that there would be a real problem, when you would need 2-3 weeks off. Not many people want to use up the bulk of their annual leave, even if they are getting paid!
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Laugh it up, fuzzball.