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Royal Engineer Recovery Mechanics??
Posted: Tue 27 Apr, 2004 9:45 pm
by suicidal_tendencies77
does anyone know much about this trade and have you had any experience with them?
Interested to know more about this trade other than the official spin on it, it could appear as a military version of the AA or RAC by the looks of it!
Posted: Tue 27 Apr, 2004 9:59 pm
by Dave.Mil
I think you mean Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers REME recovery mechanic. I've been recovered by them a few times
, They do pretty much as it says they recover broken down vehicles everything from landrovers to tanks using lots of specialist equipment. They don't however fix them (unlike the AA) that's the job of the VM's.
Hope that helps
Posted: Tue 27 Apr, 2004 10:22 pm
by suicidal_tendencies77
i take it then that they must recover vehicles under fire in battlefield conditions?
Posted: Wed 28 Apr, 2004 7:48 pm
by Dave.Mil
They sure do, if required to .Any combat unit with vehicles will have some REME attached to them to recover and fix the vehicles.
Posted: Wed 28 Apr, 2004 7:53 pm
by TA_soldier_abernethy
mate of mine is a radio operator in REME and he said the recce mechs are nutcases, completely mad. but they are very very well respected, you spend most of your time in a workshop though rather than actual soldiering obviously.
I believe REME come under Combat Service Support? rather than combat force or combat support force?
Get in touch with a AFCO mate, best idea.. or look on
www.army.mod.uk