Alright Heyhoe, im 2 weeks behind you, i go on April 18th! A lad i know from my afco is on your intake, he's going in as a fireman!

Best of luck mate, keep my eye open for you

sorry, i honestly know nothing about that trade in the slightest. Just looked it up, looks interesting. Id say just as a general comment it would probably be an advantage to have a basic knowledge of the mental health act. Not to the point where you can cite quotations from it, but to show an ...

what trade are you going for?

Ahh you'll be fine! You do it on a treadmill so its a little easier to keep a maintained pace, and between your PJFT and training tehre is a good 2 - 3 months as an approximation to work on your fitness, so even if you blackout after your PJFT through exhaustion remember, once its done its done and ...

Hey there matey,

i had a similar concern when i went through my medical back in october last year, i play a lot of rugby (League, the good type!) and i weigh a lot because i hammer the weights! i was advised my BMI had to be below 30 and above 18 by the doc who ran the medical, and the corporal ...

so i guess the RAFP must be pretty damn efficient to find that out in 20 mins!

Not to try and stir this up at all or stick a spanner in the works, i thought that if you did drugs before you joined the RAF they didnt really care so long as from your point of entry you realise it will not be tolerated (At least that was what was written in the literature i was given). When i say ...

sorry Hostage_Negotiator, accept my apologies, it was my understanding from what i was told in the AFCO and from mates who are serving currently in the RAF that snowdrops was just the nickname for the trade like say, scopie for Asop.

Sorry for any offence, it wasnt intended at all!

Hey all,

just wonering, are there any RAFP guys who visit this forum who i could talk to in regards to the trade etc... just looking for some helpful advice from guys in the know.

Cheers all

Hey Chrisgrey, they're going ok yeah, ive religiously played rugby league for the last 6 or 7 years and we train 4 times a week so im fairly prepared for halton i think, but ill keep up the training till i get down there. How about yourself? Congrats on the start date, im sure ill see you down there ...

i looked at the army myself but decided on the raf in the end, though i did give it a lot of thought. Hopefully have made the right choice

Hello People,

ive been meaning to post on this forum for a while and finally got around to it! Just thought id introduce myself, Im Bennett, ive just got my start date of April 18th for Halton Basic training. Ive joined in the trade RAFP so im sure there will be a few jaunts heading my way haha ...