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"You
Only Have To Ask"
 I
am delighted to welcome you to the Website of the Home Service Force Association, whose members
have all served as Territorial soldiers and some also as
Regular soldiers or have service with the RN, RM, RAF or
the Cadet Forces. I know HSF Veterans well, having
served as national TA Colonel (HSF) from 1986 to
1989, coordinating HSF Batteries, Squadrons or Companies
which otherwise formed part of
well known Regiments or Corps TA Units all over
England, Scotland and Wales.
I
also have the privilege of representing The Association
on COBSEO, The Confederation of British Service
and Ex-Service Organisations, sitting alongside famous
Regimental and Corps Veterans Associations and
services-related charitable bodes such as The Royal
British Legion, SSAFA, and BLESMA, as well as Services
representatives. Increasingly COBSEO is being consulted
as the one body which is in touch with the entire
military community.
The
HSFA, uniquely, directly and exclusively represents
people who were Territorial Veterans, having served
between 1985 and 1992, many with much wider experience
in terms of skills, expertise, levels of responsibility
and arm of service.
The
Territorial soldier of today finds him/herself liable
for active service, as we all know. What, however, if
the same had been asked of The HSF?. Even now, our
members are actively involved in local events.
You
only have to ask.
Colonel
Mike Taylor - President Home Service Force
Association - for CV click here |
Never
heard of us? I'm not surprised. During the ten year history of the
Home Service Force, from 1982 to 1992, very few civilians,
territorial army or regular army personnel had either heard of, or
served with, a unit of the Home Service Force. Yet there were, at
its height, some 4,500 enlisted men in 48 companies all over the
United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland which had its own
arrangements for home defence).
Our
website has been significantly updated and we've created a whole new look and feel to make the
site easier to navigate.