TM initiative matters. True story.
Suppression fire, Tag, I Am the Firewall, Calibration, Diagnostics, Gunnery using Smart Platforms and Drones, Leadership, Full Defense, or just shooting the bad guy... all kinds of things TMs should be doing during combat. Doing it sooner and doing it more often is better.
Better than a +1 Logic or Skinlink? Maybe, maybe not, but more initiative is rarely a bad choice.