Nationally Recruited

Nationally Recruited TA soldiers have a lower commitment of 19 days per year and are as the title suggests recruited from across the entire Country.

Those from the lower half of the Country are posted to 103 Battalion REME(V), the upper half are posted to 102 Battalion REME(V). Anyone from the midlands can go to either Battalion or to a small number of units within the Grantham area.

To be able to join as a Nationally Recruited TA soldier you need to be vocationally qualified or experienced tradesman or woman in the role you wish to apply for. The reason for this is the 19 days training is when we teach you the basic military skills you require to function as a tradesman in a military environment.

The 19 days training is broken down into two training weekends and 15 day deployment exercise. You will get paid for the days you do and if you pass all your mandatory annual training tests you will qualify for a Tax Free Training Bounty of up to £1560.

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Regionally Recruited

Regionally Recruited TA soldiers have a minimum commitment of 28 days and generally live locally to the TA unit.

The greater commitment gives Regionally Recruited TA more opportunity to train and therefore previous experience and vocational skills are not a pre-requisite to joining.

The 28 days training commitment is spread over Training Nights, Training Weekends and a 15 day Deployment Exercise. The training will be both Military and Trade to ensure that you can perform as a competant tradesman or woman in a military environment. 

You will get paid for the days you do and if you pass all your mandatory annual training tests you will qualify for a Tax Free Training Bounty of up to £1560.