B Word,
Apologies if offence caused-not my intent, just a personal observation.
I chose my language carefully by using words like 'some' and 'believe'.
I certainly recognise that in some areas FTRS provides the continuity and experience that appears to be fading from the majority of all 3 Services and is realistically the only solution, but sadly I have also witnessed some that view FTRS as a retirement job where they do not have to get involved with the less appealing aspects of service life or areas that they believe is beyond their 'contract'. Also, if FTRS do not opt to deploy (which many appear not to), then those of us left just stay in the shrinking pool of deployable personnel for OOA ops and deployments.
I most certainly would not tarnish all with the same brush.