RAF

[bored_Welsh_lad]

Wow! I don't like to be tarred with the sterotypical brush that most rockapes get done with! As I am/was different!

I was on 16Sqn yes rapier I know, not through choice! Had the pleasure of staying at honnington from graduation!

I was detatched to iraq for 5months, was about 10 of us rocks just working in our own little unit controlling fuel escorts and such

3months after my return was sent to the falklands for 4months
Then onto Afghan for a further 4months where I had the pleasure of working with some special people!

I left like I said because of increasing debt! I joined up at 18 earning 1300 take home per month, then woth 6 months basic training taking home 600........can you see where the debt came from? Missed direct debit payments going overdrawn etc!

Nevertheless I don't regret anything iv done!

Oh and by the way I aint thick etc etc! Like I said earlier I went in with quyalifications! My afco told me to go in as a weapons tech but I didn't want to

Sorry to be the cnut here but I took a 5k paycut to join up, I already had det, I took my car off the road, never went home and ploughed in my money to my debt. I cleared up all my debt within 6 months and I now own my own house, my own car, I have a credit card with a k on it at the moment only because I am going away in the next few weeks and thought I would treat myself. You did 3 dets on the bounce and still got into debt.. I know rocks are on the lower payband but theres big money to be saved while your away.

[Lewy]

Was... Tri-Service High Profile job now

Ah, Gloucestershire it is then.

Low profile really.

[Lewy]

SAC rocks are on the non-tech payband, NCO's are on the high along with chefs, drivers, admin clerks............ and don't get me started on bandsmen.

[scarr89]

I have 2 more month until I get my first posting, I would like to think I am in the airforce even though we get told everyday that training is not like the 'real airforce'. We all get told from our instructor that it is far better than training. I guess you get out of it what you put in, work hard play hard IMO. Oh and trust me, I am ready to bend over, ha. I full well know what I am letting my self in for, but that is why I joined. Working savage shifts in possible 'war zones', and not seeing family and friends for possible 6 months at a time. It will all be a challenge and I like which is what I am here for.

Possible War zones, behave will you, you are an armourer, which as far as I understand it means you will deploy to 3-5 possible locations at the moment, KAF, BSN, KBL, or Italy/Sciliy.. You have a huge fence around you with miles and miles of land between you and the taliban..


Dets are normally 4 months with the RAF too..

Shifts I believe are normally 12/13hrs but I think Chuff will correct me on that, I assume the armourers run alongside the techie shifts?

Do me a favour welshy, 'inverted commas' usually mean I know that BSN/KAF etc etc are not actual war zones, more like mini counties with yes a massive fence around them! Yes 12/13 hour shifts are the norm, for 4 odd months I think that is a challenge don't you, and yes we do run along side the techie shifts, as we aid with BF/AFs etc. 4 months looking to move to 6 months in line with the like the army/infantry etc.
I don't see why I am getting sh!t here, I would like to see every fj**king average Joe do contribute half of what they do in their respective jobs. Along with the whole doing tours etc, tours are not easy work from what I have heard...which trade did you say you were again and where posted? I get my posting in 2 months, put in for ODI/BEN/CONIN. 

[Lewy]

We're not moving to six months to coincide with the army, as the decision to move to 4months with no RnR was made last September.

If you are posted to an aircraft sqn rather than an armoury/bomb dump then the work on tours and the UK is pretty simple, because as a ground engineer I have worked alongside and dealt with a lot of your trade.  But its like any trade in the military, you have plenty of lows, but the highs outweigh them.

Odiham and Benson are heli units, so there are a lot of dets and time away, as they are the fastest taxi's in the world.  Coningsby on the other hand is not so busy due to the Typhoon still not being fully operational.

[bored_Welsh_lad]

I have 2 more month until I get my first posting, I would like to think I am in the airforce even though we get told everyday that training is not like the 'real airforce'. We all get told from our instructor that it is far better than training. I guess you get out of it what you put in, work hard play hard IMO. Oh and trust me, I am ready to bend over, ha. I full well know what I am letting my self in for, but that is why I joined. Working savage shifts in possible 'war zones', and not seeing family and friends for possible 6 months at a time. It will all be a challenge and I like which is what I am here for.

Possible War zones, behave will you, you are an armourer, which as far as I understand it means you will deploy to 3-5 possible locations at the moment, KAF, BSN, KBL, or Italy/Sciliy.. You have a huge fence around you with miles and miles of land between you and the taliban..


Dets are normally 4 months with the RAF too..

Shifts I believe are normally 12/13hrs but I think Chuff will correct me on that, I assume the armourers run alongside the techie shifts?

Do me a favour welshy, 'inverted commas' usually mean I know that BSN/KAF etc etc are not actual war zones, more like mini counties with yes a massive fence around them! Yes 12/13 hour shifts are the norm, for 4 odd months I think that is a challenge don't you, and yes we do run along side the techie shifts, as we aid with BF/AFs etc. 4 months looking to move to 6 months in line with the like the army/infantry etc.
I don't see why I am getting sh!t here, I would like to see every fj**king average Joe do contribute half of what they do in their respective jobs. Along with the whole doing tours etc, tours are not easy work from what I have heard...which trade did you say you were again and where posted? I get my posting in 2 months, put in for ODI/BEN/CONIN. 

Look at that, a bite already.. Jeez that was easy... Sorry pal but most public sector workforce like nurses/police/fire service even a lot of civil servants pull 12 hour days..

Easy Easy bite that one...

[bored_Welsh_lad]

Was... Tri-Service High Profile job now

Ah, Gloucestershire it is then.

Low profile really.

Quite a busy bee atm..

Where are you at Lewy? I play Ice Hockey with a few "techies"

[scarr89]

I have 2 more month until I get my first posting, I would like to think I am in the airforce even though we get told everyday that training is not like the 'real airforce'. We all get told from our instructor that it is far better than training. I guess you get out of it what you put in, work hard play hard IMO. Oh and trust me, I am ready to bend over, ha. I full well know what I am letting my self in for, but that is why I joined. Working savage shifts in possible 'war zones', and not seeing family and friends for possible 6 months at a time. It will all be a challenge and I like which is what I am here for.

Possible War zones, behave will you, you are an armourer, which as far as I understand it means you will deploy to 3-5 possible locations at the moment, KAF, BSN, KBL, or Italy/Sciliy.. You have a huge fence around you with miles and miles of land between you and the taliban..


Dets are normally 4 months with the RAF too..

Shifts I believe are normally 12/13hrs but I think Chuff will correct me on that, I assume the armourers run alongside the techie shifts?

Do me a favour welshy, 'inverted commas' usually mean I know that BSN/KAF etc etc are not actual war zones, more like mini counties with yes a massive fence around them! Yes 12/13 hour shifts are the norm, for 4 odd months I think that is a challenge don't you, and yes we do run along side the techie shifts, as we aid with BF/AFs etc. 4 months looking to move to 6 months in line with the like the army/infantry etc.
I don't see why I am getting sh!t here, I would like to see every fj**king average Joe do contribute half of what they do in their respective jobs. Along with the whole doing tours etc, tours are not easy work from what I have heard...which trade did you say you were again and where posted? I get my posting in 2 months, put in for ODI/BEN/CONIN. 

Look at that, a bite already.. Jeez that was easy... Sorry pal but most public sector workforce like nurses/police/fire service even a lot of civil servants pull 12 hour days..

Easy Easy bite that one...

Your a bad man  , we are all on the same team, I don't like 'discussing' about this sort of stuff. I totally appreciate public sector worker like nurses/fire/police, I don't think nurses get enough, but that is a different story and civil servants do there bit too and I'm not taking anything away from other hard working citizens either! All I came here to say was that I'd recommend the Air force for christ sake! 

[JC]

Loving this thread, 

No input from any pOngos or golden rivet hunters yet though 

[JC]

Bored welsh, nice catch 

A sensitive A I'm an armourer. How novel