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by gr4pilot
Wed 13 Jul, 2005 2:09 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Buget Cuts
Replies: 2
Views: 956

Buget Cuts

Whilst surfing the RAF.mod site earlier I noticed that budget cuts have truely been taken to a new level. Following a link about a memorial to those who've died in support helicopters I clicked to view the artists impression of the finished work -> http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafodiham/images/memorial.gif...
by gr4pilot
Mon 11 Jul, 2005 11:24 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

Yup they did, and I got some great pointers from them.
by gr4pilot
Mon 11 Jul, 2005 11:18 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Wittering Visit 21st July
Replies: 10
Views: 2040

Thanks for the offer Biggles, but I've already got it sorted. The contact in the CLO who sorted out me visiting the branch placement has alredy kindly offered me some more time on station with them if I feel I still have questions/want to understand the branch better. I think though I'll get all my ...
by gr4pilot
Mon 11 Jul, 2005 6:31 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Wittering Visit 21st July
Replies: 10
Views: 2040

Sorry Mk1, Biggles is right - no marks. It's an all rounder visit. Certainly they've organised for me to spend some time with guys from my branch choice whilst there. I think 20 Sqn is an allways in part cause some might feel cheated if they went to a RAF station and didn't see a plane, lol.
by gr4pilot
Mon 11 Jul, 2005 10:22 am
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

Whereabouts did they take you on the Wittering tour? I loved my tour on that Station!
Got my itinerary through.

We're going to get a briefing in Training and Development Flt, then going round the medical, sports, eng, supply and flying squadrons with lunch in the Oficers Mess.
by gr4pilot
Mon 11 Jul, 2005 10:15 am
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Wittering Visit 21st July
Replies: 10
Views: 2040

Wittering Visit 21st July

Hey guys,

Anybody else going to RAF Wittering on the station visit 21st July?
by gr4pilot
Mon 11 Jul, 2005 10:07 am
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: intel corps
Replies: 31
Views: 5762

Int Corps? Are you going for Army or RAF intelligence?

By the way: Grow a pair = big brass courage. If you're female you can still get the chinese grinding ones and take them with you in a bag. :wink:
by gr4pilot
Mon 04 Jul, 2005 3:06 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: ARDUA or ARDVA
Replies: 4
Views: 3105

ARDUA or ARDVA

I'm confused as to what the Latin word for struggles used in the RAF motto is supposed to be. It would made sense for it to be ardua - from which we get arduous - and this is what it says on the page about the RAF motto http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/hrafmotto.html . However the RAF badge seems to sp...
by gr4pilot
Mon 04 Jul, 2005 8:47 am
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: UK FOAS
Replies: 1
Views: 676

I was talking to some GR4 aircrew on sat about the FOAS. So far it's just a name for a project. Nothing more than that. They may even possibly still be in pre-concept about it but it definately hasn't got any further than the concept phase of development. Bit of a problem really when you think that ...
by gr4pilot
Thu 30 Jun, 2005 6:43 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

Talking about info on branch choices: I'm going to Waddington the w/e for the Airshow. Does anyone know if aircrews tend to hang around in public areas? I haven't been to one in years so I can't remember but if they do I'll keep my eye out to try and collar someone to talk to.
by gr4pilot
Thu 30 Jun, 2005 6:11 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

Sorry, a bit of confusion. I haven't visited Wittering yet. I'm down to go on the 21st July. I'm looking forward to it though. The lady I spoke to in the careers liaison office was really good and got me on one ASAP, she said that she wasn't sure about the possibility of me spending other days on ba...
by gr4pilot
Thu 30 Jun, 2005 12:24 am
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

I've been to a presentation but at the time I was more concerned with asking questions about family issues, and like I said, hadn't really thought about the implications of medical stuff. Thanks for the advice, and yea I'm enjoying the organising visits, and from what people have said of them it sou...
by gr4pilot
Wed 29 Jun, 2005 7:41 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

They said it was fine. I've been passed to a guy who can book me in and am just waiting for him to call me back. Chicksands was the hardest - the guy in the guardroom said that half of him believed my story but the other half believed that I was a 'press man' (probably cause of the Sun's recent acti...
by gr4pilot
Wed 29 Jun, 2005 6:11 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

Hey guys, Jeb, I'm not a pilot - yet. The GR4 is what I would ideally fly. I spent a day with II Sqn in '99 during the midlife update and fell in love with it. Biggles, I've only filled in the AFCO 1 so far, my paperwork isn't in yet because I want to spend at least a day at Wittering (hopefully mor...
by gr4pilot
Wed 29 Jun, 2005 4:20 pm
Forum: RAF Joining & Training
Topic: Medical - Skin Conditions
Replies: 15
Views: 2820

Medical - Skin Conditions

I was talking to a nurse today who said that she's known people with a history of/current eczema or dermatitis have trouble getting into the armed forces on medical grounds. Can anybody let me know if this is true because I have a history of eczema at around 7-10 Years and sometimes get dry skin (al...