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I'm just waiting on contact from the navy office about my fitness test - had it booked within the 28 day limit at work, but fate dealt me a crappy card and i couldn't attend it as i got an alarm call out to work.

Technically it counts as failing the fitness test so i have to wait 28 days (from last wednesday) for them to contact me then i have another 28 days to book the test again.

Back to jogging to and from work.
 
Passed selection with a B, passed the TST - Waiting on a job now, looking like an October start :D

A celebratory few beers now I think, my legs are destroyed.
 
Congratulations ToejaMz0r, that's definitely a call for some beers!

Got a call from the AFCO and my interview was rescheduled to next week, a blessing in disguise I think as I feel I can be more prepared for the interview. That's a question, what was covered in your interviews? I'm applying for an Airman position in the RAF if that's of any help.
 
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Congratulations ToejaMz0r, that's definitely a call for some beers!

Got a call from the AFCO and my interview was rescheduled to next week, a blessing in disguise I think as I feel I can be more prepared for the interview. That's a question, what was covered in your interviews? I'm applying for an Airman position in the RAF if that's of any help.
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I honestly dont think I'd be of any help there as I'm going for Army - I heard the recruitment processes between the three (have a mate in the Navy) and a friend who went through RAF (deffered though pending medical results) and neither were anything like mine. The Army one seems a lot more in depth and complicated but each recruiting office is different.

Which interview is it? How many have you had so far?

Fire Munki - Cheers buddy, hows yours going? I hadnt run in the last two weeks and drank beer a few weeks ago before I stopped running and just circumstance didnt allow it. Ran a terrible 11:20, PB is 10:27 still so I was disappointed with that but I smashed everything else. Said my icebreaker was near on perfect, I'm an average team player "did as I was told" - which was lies as I was very vocal and got everyone involved but w/e. 40kg (max) on the bag lift) and 450m on the jerry can (max) - Smashed everything like I said on all but the run, pretty annoyed with myself for that but its my own fault. I was expecting/aiming/hoping for a B as I knew my run would let me down even before I stopped the running.
 
That does sound different to what I've been told that I will go through. So far I've just completed and passed the aptitude tests and was given a presentation after. After my interview next week, providing I pass will be a medical and then the fitness test, 11:11 for the 1.5 mile and 1 min situps/pressups, after that a PRTC weekend.

I found a guide on The Student Room which gave a lot of information, however as you said different recruitment offices may be different. I've been researching ISAF and NATO, RAF history, 5/6 bases, aircraft, current operations, permanent overseas bases, the training stages and learning more about what my role will be. Am I missing anything?
 
$loth said:
Congratulations ToejaMz0r, that's definitely a call for some beers!

Got a call from the AFCO and my interview was rescheduled to next week, a blessing in disguise I think as I feel I can be more prepared for the interview. That's a question, what was covered in your interviews? I'm applying for an Airman position in the RAF if that's of any help.
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Which trade?
 
Yeah my friend said that she had to do her medical before her fitness test and had to do the fitness test within a few days of the medical. Seemed odd it was so different to the Army way of doing it. Id just ring them up and ask them whats gunna happen, thats what they are there for. Or check out the Arrse forums, wade through the trolling/'witty' posts there is some good stuff on there. Sorry I cant help you anymore!

Cheers Captain - its been a long road, from fatty to almost fitty has taken a good 3-4 years and of course I'd have liked to have done better but thats all down to me but a B is pretty good - should be enough to get me in, they told me at the AFCO if you get C then basically you're not getting a job.. a B in some jobs might be a bit touch and go and you really want an A with so many applicants these days but a B will do.

Slacked off the last two weeks, the worst two weeks to slack off but did well enough! - Enjoyed the team tasks, shouting at people is fun when they're not listening or not hauling ass enough. Very good fun.

Worst part of it all was the wait from 1pm to 4pm for the interviews to finish, watching terrible quality films in a muggy room on very uncomfy chairs. All the PT and other things was good fun. I actually found it all easier than the Pre-Selection I did. Heard varied experiences on pre selection, we seemed to have the most in-depth and hardest.
 
I start on the 22nd Oct.

BEST.NEWS.EVAR.

Any current/ex military shed some light on C3S for me... things not apparent from the textbook stuff they give you? What will I likely be doing after training on a normal day to day basis?
 
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I've been in that trade for over 5 and a half years now. Blimey time goes quick :eek:




Those that have been in the forces a while like myself - what do you think of buying houses to rent out or to just live in at a weekend? After doing a number of tours and another coming up, i've found I have a big enough deposit to buy a house. I can't decide if it's worth buying one JUST to rent out or buying one so I actually have somewhere to go on a weekend other than staying on camp or back to my parents house. What have others in my situation done?

If I do buy I will make sure it is within walking distance of a train station so that if I decide to leave the forces in a few years It opens up more job opportunities being able to get a train into Leeds city center.
 
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Cheers guys.

Andr3w said:
Those that have been in the forces a while like myself - what do you think of buying houses to rent out or to just live in at a weekend? After doing a number of tours and another coming up, i've found I have a big enough deposit to buy a house. I can't decide if it's worth buying one JUST to rent out or buying one so I actually have somewhere to go on a weekend other than staying on camp or back to my parents house. What have others in my situation done?

If I do buy I will make sure it is within walking distance of a train station so that if I decide to leave the forces in a few years It opens up more job opportunities being able to get a train into Leeds city center.
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No matter what you decide to do with it, now is definitely the time to buy a house.

You could always get a lodger instead of renting it out completely.
 
ToejaMz0r said:
I start on the 22nd Oct.

BEST.NEWS.EVAR.

Any current/ex military shed some light on C3S for me... things not apparent from the textbook stuff they give you? What will I likely be doing after training on a normal day to day basis?
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Where you doing your training?

C3S/Sigs, enjoy Gib barracks as you will be there for a while :)
 
Pirbright or Winchester I think now, was bassinbourne but its being closed down as a training barracks apparently - not sure yet, seeing the recruiter a week on monday to talk it through properly :)

Yeah thats Minley right? Is it a hole? :(
 
Yeh I think Bassingbourn is no more, that is where I went.

Yeh Minley, near Camberley/Fleet. You will do your combat engineering there (10weeks) then do 10 weeks sigs course.

The combat engineer course can be pretty rough, depends :) look forward to running around the bridges and running around the piano.

Our morning inspections were loads worse than they were at basic at gib
 
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