Leaving the airforce

[The Stig A.D.I.]

Your problem is, you can't even feckin' spell it!
You've got no chance in a commercial world.

Awww, you beat me to it, G.O.B...

(but then everyone beat on you, lmao!)

Anyway, Roxyheart, an Armourer mate of mine left years ago & got a decent job in demolition...

Then there's tv special effects or pyrotechnics (but if you choose the latter, you'll have to stay sober on every New Year's Eve until you retire...)

Good luck m8! ;-)

 

[3wheeledtechie]

I agree with Monty. Have a good idea of what you want to do, find out what quals etc are sought after, and get the RAF to pay to put you through as many of them as possible before you leave. If its engineering you're after don't leave with less than an HNC. By the time you PVR you should only have a couple of short vocational courses left to do.
And start networking early, it may just get you a job one day.

 

[Shugster]

One tip I'll give you is don't be too fussy about your first job, and if it pays less at first then don't worry. Treat it as a stepping stone to something else.

I joined an Engineering firm when I left as a Service engineer doing mechanical stuff... One week after joining the boss said he had enough bods for the mechanical stuff and told me learn to fix the electronic stuff too...

Much head scratching when people said things like, "USART, -12V, AtoD conversion... etc", but I got stuck in and ended up working mainly in the electronic side and hardly ever get my hands dirty now. DT_Xtremez_27:

You can go in any direction when you leave, do a night school if you have to, and look around the firm. If you see something you fancy a go at then talk to the people there about how to get in to it.

 

[irishlogster]

I got a job in TVand movies. We have alot of your trade working on set handling the bang bang stuff. That's if you live near London.

 

[Obi Wan]

Your world is an oyster, I have spent the last 15 Years working for airlines (Im currently a Tech Rep for a Freighter Airline) Plumbers have a very good overall knowledge of most things mechanical and electrical, at the end of the day it can't be that hard as Riggers & Sootys end up doing it! Don't sell yourself short. and whatever your choice all the very best to you.

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