Cheers for all the advice H_N (and the p*ss takes)

Do they run OASC every month?

rockapemk1 - are you saying that no Regt sniper attends the ITC course in Wales.

Nope not at all. At Artist has all ready mentioned im sure they do, the same that they send some Ruperts on PCBC and NCO's on Junior/Senior at ITC Wales/

Just asking because you gen has sentance's that seem to be a ...

Please correct me if I am wrong Macdui, but some of you info is coming from the joining instructions for past sniper cadres on the net from the ATRA website? In which case the JI's are well out of date and are the sniper section commander course.

When I was at Honington in May they had a display and SNCO JROC said that the training wing do run sniper courses. They also have a display in one of the hall ways in building 159 with pictures from the course.
The course leads to the award of the snipers badge and I would imagine the full ...

See the link for the MOD's release on PAYD

http://www.mod.uk/issues/payd/index/a_s ... _payd.htm/

Not really a rumour....its called combat recovery

The Royal Air Force Regiment provides the Ground Extraction Force for Royal Air Force Combat Recovery. The Ground Extraction Force’s mission is to recover Isolated Personnel (to include downed aircrew) and high-value assets, by day or night, in all ...

BC, good to hear from you again.

Got my PROAC report back and its a strong reccommendation. Having my P1 and filter sometime in the next two months and going to ask for an OASC in Jan. Done my pre OASC eyetest on Friday and the results are good so thats one thing out of the way.

Getting sometime ...

Good luck for Thursday. Take it that its your P1 filter interview?

Pilot training is abit up in the air at the moment(I know bad joke) due to the Marston report, they havent accepted it or rejected it yet in its current form to my knowledge, duty rumour is that its likely to happen Oct 2005.

EngO ...

Good day, when is your interview?

Would suggest anything that is major that has happen in the preceeding 6 months to your interview.
Iraq is always good, current situation in Afagnistan and what is likely to happen,Zimbabwe. European Army, violent crime reduction bill, increased powers for police ...

Not one from you personal collection H_N?

markthestab wrote:but thinking of doing the absolute minimum time and what careers it will get you is a bit different to planning for a life outside the wire once your in surely?

Fair one Mark, guess I was reading it from a different angle to you.

To be fair to the guy Im think what will I have to offer potential employers once my spell is up in the Regiment so its not really a bad question to ask.
To be fair it would be down to how you market yourself once you leave the RM, what skills you have learnt etc. Are you looking to go into civvy ...

Im sure SS will inform when he returns from his 3 week uniform prep and care course.

I thought it was building 159???

Then again wasnt looking at building numbers in May....