The specific task allotted to 36 Regiment was to provide the field communications for the logistics units in the Forward Maintenance Area (FMA), a sub area of the RCZ (the other being Rear Maintenance Area (RMA)), and to link Rear HQ 1 (BR) Corps into the Logistic Communications of the RCZ.

That same year, the radio relay troops were disbanded as part of the Options for Change, in addition to the regiment leaving the recently disbanded 12 Signal Group, and joining the expanded 2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade.

The Regiment disbanded the Radio Relay troops, and reorganised to 4 Euromux Communications troops per squadron, so as an example 54 Signal Squadron in Cambridge became: From 1987, the regiment was equipped with the EUROMUX signal system, and tasked with supporting the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps on mobilisation.

Under this reorganisation, 44 Sqn was disbanded[8] while helping to form the new RHQ, and the squadrons reorganised;[4][9][10] On disbandment in 2009 the Regiment comprised: Under the Strategic Review of the Reserves in April, 2009 the Regiment was downsized to a squadron, and became the 36 (East Anglian) Signal Squadron, based at Colchester, under 37 Signal Regiment based at Redditch.

In 2009, as part of the reorganisation of the TA, wholesale mergers and disbandments took place throughout the Royal Corps of Signals.