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I throw myself upon the mercy of the 'Goat....
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Have a look through the recruiting forums and make use of the search button.
When you do get in keep your eyes and ears open and gob shut.
Perhaps a tadge more information from your good self would not go amiss with your request!
What Trade?
Commissioned?
Witty_Banter
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DON'T DO IT!!!
Only joking.
Agree with the post above, you need to give a little more info if you want anything more than basic feedback.
However, as far as basic feedback goes, here's my tuppence worth (that's an old coin for you young miscreants...) -
Basic training, be it Halton or Cranwell, is almost designed to be sh!te so that it pushes your buttons and boundaries - you can't re-shape a brick until you've crushed it to dust. Just go with the flow, pay attention to what's being asked of you and do EXACTLY that. If you put effort into what you're doing, you may actually enjoy it (and the 'screws' will leave you alone).
For everything and anything after this, my only advice would be - don't be a douche. If you act like a bellend then you'll be treated like one.
Only joking.
Agree with the post above, you need to give a little more info if you want anything more than basic feedback.
However, as far as basic feedback goes, here's my tuppence worth (that's an old coin for you young miscreants...) -
Basic training, be it Halton or Cranwell, is almost designed to be sh!te so that it pushes your buttons and boundaries - you can't re-shape a brick until you've crushed it to dust. Just go with the flow, pay attention to what's being asked of you and do EXACTLY that. If you put effort into what you're doing, you may actually enjoy it (and the 'screws' will leave you alone).
For everything and anything after this, my only advice would be - don't be a douche. If you act like a bellend then you'll be treated like one.
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I'm looking to join the medics. I'm a qualified Emergency Medical Technician here in Ireland and am looking to progress on to paramedic. There seems to be better career options with the RAF than anything here!
I'm probably too old (32) to go for a commision. My PRTC is next tuesday, I'm a bit nervous but looking forward to it at the same time.
Witty_Banter
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RAF website lists age limitations for commissioning in the trades, might be worth a look if you have the academic quals. I think for some trades the age limit for commission is 34/36?
Don't know enough about the Medic trade to offer anything of value about training for it, so all I can do is wish you luck.
Don't know enough about the Medic trade to offer anything of value about training for it, so all I can do is wish you luck.
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Hey W_B, you've got to be the oldest bloke on the forum! Especially if you remember the twopenny piece (that would be 2d not 2p). You didn't happen to know Pontius did you?
Witty_Banter
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The wife would say I'm ancient, or at least I should be - she's 34 and I keep telling her she's getting near the top of the hill...
Suffice to say that I wasn't around at the time of the Romans, nor the tuppence (though I do remember being thrilled at getting a £1 NOTE as pocket money!)
My parents kept a small tin of old coins, that their parents had given them and so on and so on. Nothing of particular value I don't think (at the time), as they used to let us kids play shop with them when we were very young.
You've given me food for thought anyway! Thanks for your reply and your good wishes, hopefully I get through the PRTC and on to recruit training propper.
ZT
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Hi Zulu, I presume you've checked this site out
https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/roles/medical-and-medical-support/raf-medic/
Good luck... and stick with the Goat, most of the time you get good gen on here, as well as a bit of harm(full)(less) banter...
https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/roles/medical-and-medical-support/raf-medic/
Good luck... and stick with the Goat, most of the time you get good gen on here, as well as a bit of harm(full)(less) banter...
Worry not, once you start the recruit phase, at age 32 years, you will almost certainly be made "Senior Man" and within 2 minutes spotty 18 year old oiks will be coming to you for advice.