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"Sorry, but the above is very misleading. The standard term of service for Territorials was 4 years, not 7. That however, has nothing to do with being embodied. When the Territorial Force was formed in 1908 any men serving in the Volunteer Battalions were invited to attest for the Territorials. As the conditions of service were different for the TF the transfer was not automatic. Men could elect to serve for as little as one year in the Territorials if they were coming from the Volunteers, but new enlistments signed up for 4 years service in the UK. Men could be discharged from the TF for a variety of reasons including 'Termination of Engagement' when they reached the end of their agreed term. They could elect to sign on for a further one or two years each time their 'time expired' date arrived. \nAs has been stated in previous posts, embodiment was when a unit was mobilised for war and disembodiment was when the unit was stood down at the end of the conflict. By implication, when a unit was disembodied the men serving in that unit returned to their peacetime commitment. \nI am happy to be corrected if my interpretation is wrong. "
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