- More adventure
- More opportunities
- More money
You’ll get the chance to try things you’ll never do anywhere else.
You’ll be able to:
- Get (and stay) fit
- Experience new challenges, travel and adventure
You’ll gain new skills and enhance your employability...
...and you’ll make friends with people you can trust and rely on.
Whether scuba diving in Cyprus or off-road driving on Salisbury Plain. Whether on operations overseas or learning a new trade, the TA gives you the chance to do something different, something that makes a difference. You may choose a TA trade that translates directly into your civilian life, widening your experience and enhancing your employability. Or you may choose to learn something completely new. Either way, you’ll be more employable - employers generally see TA people as being more committed, dependable and confident.
Good teamwork is vital throughout the Army, and in the TA your teamwork skills will be built to a level rarely found in other jobs. You will make strong friendships with like-minded people, forged out of shared experiences.
TA members come from a huge variety of backgrounds, bringing many different social, occupational and cultural experiences from their civilian lives. But what they share is a desire to develop new skills and achieve new goals.
You don’t need to be super fit to join the TA, but being a soldier is an active, outdoor life. If you’re fairly fit and exercise regularly prior to joining up, you should have no difficulty coping with the training. And once you join, the TA will help you to stay in shape.
Adventurous training is part of the general training undertaken by all parts of the Army. Such experiences are not just about the fun they provide. They are also designed to help develop fitness, confidence and teamwork in a variety of challenging environments. They can include canoeing, diving, rock climbing, sailing and skiing among many other activities and may take place throughout the UK or abroad.
Working in partnership with the Regular Army
