[1][2][3] On 5 April 1988 the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) was formed as part of the 1981 Defence White Paper, which reduced the regular army slightly, while expanding the TA.

[7][8][9] In 1998, the Territorial Army was again reduced, this time with an emphasis on the reduction of the infantry and expansion of the armoured (yeomanry) and royal artillery (air defence elements).

As part of the review, new 'Territorial Regiments' were formed, all of which were one battalion in strength and had home defence roles.

Today these two companies continue to be part of the WMR's successor, the 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment.

In late 2020, roughly half of the company were mobilised on Operation Rescript, the British Armed Forces' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.