Full Time Reserve Service - Home Commitment
Use your military skills and experience to work on a formal full-time basis for a specified period, with the number of nights spent away from your place of work normally limited to training and other duties specified in your FTRS Commitment
Am I eligible?
Any Reservist or ex-Regular with the relevant skills and }experience required for the role is eligible for Full Time Reserve Service (Home Commitment) [(FTRS) (HC)]
What do I get?
As a FTRS (HC)) again you undertake a full range of duties but with a liability for compulsory detachment from your normal place of work (for instance, overnight stays) normally limited to training and other duties specified in your FTRS Commitment.
You will receive a full-time salary, but no X-factor since you won't be liable for the disruptions of Regular service life, and a paid leave allocation of 38 days per year.
You have no entitlement to military accommodation or medical/dental care. If there is spare accommodation, you may be able to apply to use it, paying appropriate charges.
If you have served before and have a military pension, some of this may be abated (reduced) so that your total income when you take up the role (ie pension plus salary) does not exceed your last Regular salary plus inflation.
If you received Early Departure Payments (EDP) as part of one of the Armed Forces Pension Schemes, Treasury rules require that these stop and, depending on how long you have been out of service, all or some of the EDP lump sum may have to be repaid.
How do I join?
For details of current FTRS vacancies, visit SERVE (Service for Experienced, Re-joiner and Volunteer Engagements) using the link below.
Page last updated: 22 January 2024
Need more information?
Royal Navy Reserve
Visit the Royal Navy Reserves website
Army Reserve
Visit the Army Reserve website
Royal Air Force (RAF) Reserves
Visit the Royal Air Force (RAF) Reserves website
SERVE - Reservist job opportunities
Search the current job opportunities for Reservists