Whilst the Brown governmnet has now found some of this ?20m to fund the TA, significant cutbacks in are still in force. Londons main TA infantry regiment is parading just 1 tuesday night instead of every week plus weekend training (which is the most efficient and cost effective) is cancelled until April 2010. The net result is that all the soldiers will undoubtedly find something else to do on tuesday nights. So what I hear you ask.... Well the London Regiment has just mobilised a large number of soliders for Op Herrick (Helmand Province) and with these experienced members away, a void for training those still behind is created. It is likely that the London Regiment will be asked to send troops again very soon, so with everyone still in the UK unable to train having six months off, their skills start to fade and they wil need to start afresh in many cases. They may then be compulsory mobilised with an unsuitable level of base training.
