47/3 Special OP battery RA

[mjwilliams2]

Hi Guys

Does any one know of the selection process to get into 47/3 special op battery RA. I know its an 18 weeks course and the battery is part of 5th regt RA but thats about it! The information is very hard to find.

Also what role do they have within UKSF? any info would be nice

Mike

[adj125]

The Surveillance and Reconnaissance Patrol Course (SRPC) is conducted twice a year over an 18 week period and the course itself is split into 8 distinct modules. They are:



1. Physical Endurance, Stamina and Navigation

2. Tactics and Patrolling

3. Communications Skills

4. Advanced Combat Field Firing

5. Specialist Skills Package

a) Specialist OP and Observation Skills

b) Medical Trauma

c) Survival

6. Advanced Patrolling Skills

7. Final Surveillance and Reconnaissance Patrolling evaluation

8. Basic Op Assistant.



The course is designed to nurture talent and is achieved by the fact that all subject matter covered on the course follows a definite design. All topics taught are covered theoretically, practically applied and finally assessed both within the classroom and the field. In this manner every student has the best possible opportunity to pass this selection process. Upon arrival candidates are expected to be of an above average fitness standard and during the preliminary stages of the course the potential candidates will be assessed in the following:



§ Military Bleep Test

§ Military swim Test

§ BPFA (Basic Physical Fitness Assessment)

§ Infantry Combat Fitness Test

Once students have passed these basic tests the training begins in earnest


http://www.army.mod.uk/5regtra/organisa ... attery.htm

[Wolf]

Is 4/73 Battery's role pretty much the same as 148 Battery?

[mjwilliams2]

hi guy

dont think 148 has the same role as 4/73. does any one else have any more innformation no the selection process.

Please please please!

[Hantslad]

Surely the difference between 148 and 4/73 is that you get wet in 148???

[T T Fresh]

148 are FOOs for naval gun fire/air strikes etc - there's been threads on these two units before so give the search function a go

[SHOOT_ME]

Are there any restrictions for eyesight in 4/73 battery? Do have to have perfect vision?

[Stinky]

I doubt you would have to have perfect vision, I think I remember reading somewhere that you have to have at least 20/20 or over...I think.

[_chris]

20/20 is perfect vision

[SHOOT_ME]

hmmmm....Im interested in Special OP battery but my eyesight, though not terrible, requires me to wear glasses. Would I still be able to become a Forward Observation Assistant with other units i.e 29 Commando Bty?

[Brian-]

20/20 is perfect vision

No it's not - it's normal vision.

[_chris]

Whats perfect then? I always thought 20/20 was top, last time I went opticion they only did it out of 6 anyway

[jezb]

Whats perfect then? I always thought 20/20 was top, last time I went opticion they only did it out of 6 anyway

20:20 means that you can see something 20 feet away as clear as a "normal" person can.

Quote off another website "You can also have vision that is better than the norm. A person with 20/10 vision can see at 20 feet what a normal person can see when standing 10 feet away from the chart "

When they use 6:6 it is the same but in metres not feet.