Not sure if we have a/c techs as "regular" reserves surely it would be difficult to remain current
If you only turn up at weekends when there is no flying?
I think most of our reserves are in trades that can play at weekends I.e. chefs/regt/stackers/medics.
Are we talking active reservists (FTRS, Auxiliaries, sponsored reserves) or are we talking about mobilising the General Reserve, ie, those who have left and still have a (theoretical) reserve commitment? One of the 2007 cost-savings on JPA was to remove the contacts data base for those who have left the service. Ooops.