PTR
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Even working for the forces as contractor - should pay very well.
RAF advice
- Thread starter Mackem DishMonkey
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luvulongtime
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me nephew is a Sgt in the RAF fire brigade he loves it
Deleted User 11453
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Mine is a drone fighter pilot squadron leader - and he’s only 15.
Mackem DishMonkey
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HahaI applaud any man or women who joins the Armed Forces, well done to him for considering it, but as a father how are you going to look yourself in the mirror and say I have a son in the RAF ffs? Join the Army.
Bob Fleming
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No that's not bad. NHS though as pointed our earlier. But private sector are on a hell of a lot less.
Not far off minimum wage.
pavarotti1980
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Lloyds ACT's are on £25k so still pretty good and not far off NHS wages.
Unless you are mixing up dispensers with technicians in community
Bob Fleming
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Probably aye
Mackem00
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Not sure that's right mind.
Bob Fleming
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I was getting mixed up with dispensers. Thought they were one and the same.Not sure that's right mind.
Dun Scathach
Midfield
Has he completed a Levels? Would he consider OASC?
Mackem DishMonkey
Midfield
He’s just finished a 2yr BTEC which he says is the equivalent. What’s OASC?
Dun Scathach
Midfield
Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre.
My advice would be to go back to his AFCO and ask them if they recognise those qualifications for OASC.
Apply as an officer. The selection process isn't easy but pay, living conditions, opportunities and not to mention pension are vastly better.
If he doesn't have the qualifications, go to college and get them.
Typhoonftm
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I wouldn't personally bother with any of those. The careers office will have targets, and that's what they say is available.
Survival equip - Seamstress
Intelligence - ?
Firefighter - Don't do anything whatsoever.
PTI -
Personnel support - Secretary
Pharmacy tech - Doctors receptionist.
I'd just hang fire until he gets what he's after.
I bet he does. Sitting supping brews and playing volleyball all day.
I'm sure the lad will thank him from the 5* in Vegas, rather than a bombed out hut in Kandahar.I applaud any man or women who joins the Armed Forces, well done to him for considering it, but as a father how are you going to look yourself in the mirror and say I have a son in the RAF ffs? Join the Army.
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York
Midfield
I wouldn't personally bother with any of those. The careers office will have targets, and that's what they say is available.
Survival equip - Seamstress
Intelligence - ?
Firefighter - Don't do anything whatsoever.
PTI -
Personnel support - Secretary
Pharmacy tech - Doctors receptionist.
I'd just hang fire until he gets what he's after.
I bet he does. Sitting supping brews and playing volleyball all day.
I'm sure the lad will thank him from the 5* in Vegas, rather than a bombed out hut in Kandahar.
lol spot on
Skandhaless
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Me neither mate but if you can make your pile all well and good.
hypersonic
Winger
If he's after being a techie, tell him to ring the AFCO and ask if there's anything they can do re the 1 point off situation, they might be desperate and cut him some slack if he's shown willing. If not, wait & re-sit; it'll be easy now he knows what the test looks like.
6 months is nothing if he wants a career out of it. He can spend his time nerding up on engineering stuff whilst he waits.
I know from experience it's a pain waiting to join the RAF - they wouldn't have me cos I had ludicrous levels of acne. I got it sorted and signed up a year later, well worth it imo.
Also if he's really desperate to join as a techie right now and the RAF are going to make him wait - get him to join the Army as REME (my brother was in this exact situation and it worked for him).
6 months is nothing if he wants a career out of it. He can spend his time nerding up on engineering stuff whilst he waits.
I know from experience it's a pain waiting to join the RAF - they wouldn't have me cos I had ludicrous levels of acne
. I got it sorted and signed up a year later, well worth it imo.Also if he's really desperate to join as a techie right now and the RAF are going to make him wait - get him to join the Army as REME (my brother was in this exact situation and it worked for him).
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mackembulldog
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I wouldn't personally bother with any of those. The careers office will have targets, and that's what they say is available.
Survival equip - Seamstress
Intelligence - ?
Firefighter - Don't do anything whatsoever.
PTI -
Personnel support - Secretary
Pharmacy tech - Doctors receptionist.
I'd just hang fire until he gets what he's after.
I bet he does. Sitting supping brews and playing volleyball all day.
I'm sure the lad will thank him from the 5* in Vegas, rather than a bombed out hut in Kandahar.
Had to slum it with everyone else in Belize... Harrier hides were class mind...
Farfrom Athletic
Midfield
Yeah tell him to fuck the Royal Air Farce off and join the Army. He’d just be fucked off by every RAF lass in MPA for a soldier.
soapster
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the army sends it other ranks and nco's into battle. The RAF sends its officersI applaud any man or women who joins the Armed Forces, well done to him for considering it, but as a father how are you going to look yourself in the mirror and say I have a son in the RAF ffs? Join the Army.
