FTRS has been seen to make this worse in some places as some view themselves as pseudo civvies service providers with a contract that prevents them from being involved in the less appealing aspects of service life.
Oh, really? I spent Christmas and New Year's Eve doing stuff in support of the fire strike, spent some time in Berkshire putting sand in sand bags and have been duty staff on the station as part of the normal out-of-hours manning requirement. I am also not alone with other FTRS mates on the same station.
Just Another Jockey - FTRS do not get HTD at present, whereas all other Reserves do. There are a very select few in London or those with a very special case through Manning that get it.
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