Territorial Army and Volunteer reserve

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• Territorial Army — The Territorial Army (TA) is the principal and Volunteer reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces branch of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities …   Wikipedia

• Territorial Army — La Territorial Army (TA) est l armée de réserve de la British Army. Composée d environ 35 000 volontaires, elle réunit un quart de la force humaine de l armée de terre britannique. Les soldats de la TA servent en opération au même titre …   Wikipédia en Français

• Territorial Army — noun British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑territorial, ↑territorial reserve • Member Meronyms: ↑territorial • Part Meronyms: ↑yeomanry * * * Territorial Army …   Useful english dictionary

• Volunteer Reserve Forces — the branches of the British armed forces that are made up of volunteers (= people who train in their spare time to do various jobs that would be important in times of war or emergency, including fighting). The branches include the Territorial… …   Universalium

• Territorial Army — (abbr the TA) (also infml Terriers) a British military force of part time voluntary soldiers who are trained to join with the professional British Army to defend the country in an emergency. It joined together with the British Army to fight in… …   Universalium

• Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve — The British Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) consists of a number of groupings of individual military reservists for the management and operation of British Royal Air Force s (RAF) Air Training Corps and CCF (RAF) Air Cadet formations,… …   Wikipedia

• Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment — Battalions1881 1908When the Bedfordshire Regiment was formed on July 1, 1881 it consisted of two regular, two militia and three volunteer battalions: *1st Battalion (formerly 1st Battalion, 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot raised 1688) *2nd… …   Wikipedia

• Bermuda Volunteer/Territorial Army Units 1895-1965 — The Volunteer (later, Territorial) Army units raised in Bermuda were created as part of an Imperial military garrison that existed primarily to protect the Royal Naval base, centred about the HM Dockyard on Ireland Island. The British Army… …   Wikipedia

• Reserve Forces Act (1996) — The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is British legislation that provides for the maintenance and composition of the British military s Reserve Forces. Provisions of the Act An Act to make provision with respect to the reserve forces of the Crown and… …   Wikipedia

• Volunteer Reserves Service Medal — The Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VRSM) is a medal awarded to all members of the reserves of all of the branches of the British Armed Forces the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air… …   Wikipedia

• Reserve Forces and Cadets Association — Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations RFCAs) are regional civilian bodies comprising voluntary members and a small full time secretariat. They are established by statute to offer advice and support to the Defence Council on behalf of the Reserve …   Wikipedia