Fighter controller

[garth]

Im looking at a career as a - you guessed it - fighter controller - does anyone know where I could be posted if I got it, what my duties would be etc, the job description is fairly vague - just wondering what 'guardian of uk's airspace + interests' would entail.

Cheers
Garth

[flo]

Garth, take a step back and take a deep breath....calm down!!!

If you are interested in the RAF then first port of call is the recruiting office. They will give you all the info you require.
You say you want to be Fighter control, but you dont know what the job entails, I say find out first, before you make a decision that will clearly effect the rest of your life.

If you want facts then speak to a recruiter.

[Tab]

Most of this is AWACs these days.

[harry hackedoff]

Not necessarily true, Tab. Depends what the lad means by "Fighter Controller"

[proud2serve]

Most of the Fighter Controller is most definitely not AWACS. There are only a limited number of controllers who fly with the E-3D from RAF Waddington. The centre of the Ftr Ctrlr universe is RAF Boulmer, way up there past Newcastle. If it's the career you want, I hope you carry off a pasty complexion and squinting in bright sunshine well

[garth]

lol, yeah, Iv'e had a lot of that about FC's being mole people and the like.... just think of me as an aspiring creature of the night ...


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[michelinmanuk]

As a Fighter Controller you will initially have to go to basic training and then to the school of fighter control at RAF Boulmer, the training for a fighter controller is arduous. It is a challenging career and after the training you can be posted all over the world.

I worked as a fighter controllers assistant in my early years.

Regards

michelinman

[rawli]

The two main routes for FCs are the aie route (as mentioned above) or sitting in a bunker staring at a screen for long periods of time. I would say that it is the most difficult of all branches to get into, with only around 40% of people passing the course. Although you do apptitude tests at Cranwell you do another one at Boulmer and this is the one which seems to catch quite a few people out.

[Noz]

You could also be a FC in the RN. My ex-DO was one. He was general service and a bit of a twonk but that is no reflection on the job, just the person