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i have been told that the royal engineeers phase 1 training, for this summer, would be in October.

any one waiting/hope to go for RE this summer?

i stiil have RSC to do but that would be early august, then i would have to wait for 2 months before basic.

still long time to wait

Hey mate, i have to go see a specialist about my heart 'mumor' on the 16th August, load of rubbish hopefully and was the docters error or my nearves playing up. We will see if there is a problem or not, i dont think there will be.
Then i can go back for RSC late august early september and i am going for REME Communications specialist and so would think i would get on the october quota for training.

What job you going for?

I have my RSC on 8th August. I have been told for RE electrician there will be basic starting 1st september and October.

So hopefully will be in this year whatever.

What you applied for in RE?

hey

bad news today. i was called today to the AFCO to be told that i cannot go For the GEO Tech trade that i wanted to do in the RE.
apparently i do not have security clearance for this trade as i come from the seychelles and i need 3 years residency in the uk.

so i have to choose another trade, and since my visa will expire in september they advice me to take a trade that will get into the army soon and then worry about the trade later.
they think if i do three years here in the army, maybe i might be able to get into GEO TECH later.

so i have decided to go for RE fabricator, i will start basic in 22 august now at lichfeild.

i still have do to RSC though and thats in Glencorse on the 8 of aug

at the end of the day though, i feel down , after putting my heart into getting geo tech and going for 5 days aptitude tests and all the waiting, it has finally come to this.............. i wonder what will happen next

anyway life goes on and i will join no matter what.

What are you wearing to the RSC? Shirt & tie and good impressions? Or casual and wait to get the Suit out for the interview?

ii think i will go formal ie: shirt and tie, with suit for interview.
good impressions never hurts.

may get time to change befor the medicals / physical tests

though in video most of the people were in casual.

i ll ask the Sgt at the AFCO when i go for my briefing on friday

bullettooth, u going to glencorse?

it never does any harm to look smart, most people going for rsc are 16 years old chavs (no offence young 'uns) who've never owned a suit

go smart mate

When i went to the RSC dressing up for the interview was optional, we had gen mike jackson coming and he wanted a demonstration of the equipment used during the selection so guys had to stay behind so they did there interview in the overalls. Anyway suprisingly most of the chavs did have suits probably for there interviews at tescos

No I am going to Pirbright - I think anyway, Broomwood or something train station. Its all in my room and I got a diffused muscle in my calf so I need to rest before monday.

Think I will wear shirt and tie in the morning, and get changed for medical (surely we will have to put a tracksuit/jogging trousers on for this anyway). And then wear suit to the final interview.

hey
i have passed RSC
after all these months i have finally done it.

however more bad news
i have now been told that i would need a security check to join,
and that may take another 2-3 months
after making a step forward i make two back.
like i said before .............. i wonder what will happen next

i got some more waiting to do
though they did say that i am garaunteed a job in the army depending upon the security check
so if my visa runs out they may be able to extend it

i hope you guys that have gone for RSC have passed.
wish you all the best

Bullettooth wrote:No I am going to Pirbright - I think anyway, Broomwood or something train station. Its all in my room and I got a diffused muscle in my calf so I need to rest before monday.

Think I will wear shirt and tie in the morning, and get changed for medical (surely we will have to put a tracksuit/jogging trousers on for this anyway). And then wear suit to the final interview.

Brookwood

well done gochetty

its a ball-ache waiting mate but youve got most of the recruitment phase done now its just a matter of waiting for basic

and this is britain after all so i wouldnt worry too much about your visa running out

Congratulations gochetty. and hard luck on he security checks.

I also passed RSC on Monday/Tuesday.

Start basic on 10th October. Was offered like 26th August, two in september, 10th October and 7th November, but went for October due to my works Notice period.

Just keep positive gochetty, and it seems their are shit loads of intakes for RE.

congrats bullettooth, good on you mate!!

hey maybe if i am lucky enough i may get the check within 2 months i may be able to join in october too.
since i am also going for RE may be we will bump into each other sooner or later
who knows? small world, small army.

though i wish to thanks most of the people on this forum, as without some of the advises to others that i have been able to read from the various posts, i would not have been as prepared for the recruiting phases and tests as i am now.

so thanks u guys, even if i dont know you all, this forum is a goldmine!!

hey guys,
got some good news today, the afco called me and they said that they have sorted the security check out and that i will be able to join up on monday the 22 of august
so i hve my enlstment and sighin in on fidy and the monday i wll go to lichfeild for phase one training. at last!!!!


i am finally going in

anyway ill try and keep u guys posted
ill be happy to answer any questions in the future

take care