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RE: join the territorial army
Well I was a regular RAF Regiment Officer and when I was made redundant at SDR I got a 9-5 job and joined the TA as a Bomb Disposal Officer. The military taught me a lot and I have served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. The TA was always sold to me as the Army reserves and fully understood if things happened I would be called up, more so because of my specialist trade. I am Sunna but no-one I have ever met in the military wants to go and fight, we did it as we were ordered to. For me personally I fought for my comrades rather than TPTB.
I also fundamentaly disagree with your comment about 'mummy's boys' as they do put their lives on the line, rightly or wrongly and whether or not you agree with the conflicts.
SD - I agree that years ago the TA was different to a career military and was more hobbyist until we went to Iraq. I was called up for a year, underwent full training alongside the regulars and served in regular units, so not really just made up of hobbyists anymore which I stipulated to the new recruits when I interviewed them to ensure they realised that they would be called to serve.
But in answer to the original question I think the TA can be very good training for a small amount of survivalist skills but you can gain more relevant skills elsewhere and the military does not cover most situations, they are set up for short term (ie more BOB kit) and we operate from bases. We do not teach farming / livestock control, things post SHTF that was needed and for most only rudimentary battle first aid. So in short there are some useful skills to be learnt but not IMHO really ideal for survivalist training unless you do some of the specialist stuff.
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