Final interview for the RAF

Shotgun_ned · 3 Jan 2007 at 13:00

Well done mate

. I'm looking at joining the RAF soon as well and have been following yours and Andr3w's stories.

Once again, congratulations

.

FrostedNipple · 3 Jan 2007 at 13:32

have fun, and build up a big stache of all the images, so when you leave you could post them to a website and then thier would be a big scandal,

also good luck on aiming to warrent officer i cant picture my slef older than 50 yet hehe

Irish_Tom · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:38

Congrats mate

nice one!

Good luck for the future.

Panzer

Wolf11 · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:46

Congrats

Andr3w · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:50

Captain Planet said:
**UPDATE**

Got an answer phone message earlier from the sergeant at my AFCO "Hi, could you call me back, have further news regarding your application". I hate that because you think "now is the point where my day either turns bad or great"... and the verdict is... dum dum dummmm... I'm in!

Ecstatic to say the least! Life is going to get somewhat more interesting.

Woop congrats matey, fancy going on msn later and telling me what the interview is like.

Im going to ring them on monday and ask when my interview is because i havent had a letter through yet!

Chasser · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:17

Captain Planet said:
.....so once I join I shall have to sign a disclaimer that I don't tell anyone obvioulsy. I can also state where I'd prefer to be based... Cyprus it is then

That'll be the Official Secrets Act then. Also, you can offer a preferred location to be be based, but obviously there are no guarantees you will end up where you want to be.

helpimcrap · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:21

Captain Planet said:
Yes I asked them about that and I was suprised to hear only 20-30% are recruited from within! Doh! Well I'm going to aim for the ultimate - Warrant Officer, one day, mark my word

Thanks. I'll be an Intelligence Analyst. What I like is the fact I can more or less choose (although they get the final say) what I do. For example I can choose to specialise in Imagery Analysis or Comunnications. I'm particulary interested in imagery which entails studying map's, aerial photography, infra-red and satelite images. The data that I study will be sensitive though so once I join I shall have to sign a disclaimer that I don't tell anyone obvioulsy. I can also state where I'd prefer to be based... Cyprus it is then

based on that lack of information gathering you want to be an intelligence analyst? god help us....

congrats btw.

Andr3w · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:24

Captain Planet said:
I can also state where I'd prefer to be based... Cyprus it is then

ahhh thats where everybody wants to go, there is nothing like only working until 1pm then sunbathing/sky diving/jet skiing etc the rest of the day

VIRII · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:26

Andr3w said:
ahhh thats where everybody wants to go, there is nothing like only working until 1pm then sunbathing/sky diving/jet skiing etc the rest of the day

How would you know? You'd have to be out of bed by 1pm to start with

Andr3w · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:28

VIRII said:
How would you know? You'd have to be out of bed by 1pm to start with

I was up at 11:00 today and straight down to the gym i will have you know

RoboCod · 3 Jan 2007 at 19:36

helpimcrap said:
based on that lack of information gathering you want to be an intelligence analyst? god help us....

congrats btw.

Yes, very embarrassing I admit.

I'll have to work on my method's of data gathering... i.e. not rely on the damned internet so much! hehe

Andr3w said:
I was up at 11:00 today and straight down to the gym i will have you know

Ah yes, the gym

I kind of gave that a short break (oops! ...6 months!) as I figured I had a hell of a lot of partying to do before I finally wound up in the air force. I'd best haul my ass back down there and reclaim my fitness... *cries*.

Thankyou all for your kind words of support

Andr3w · 3 Jan 2007 at 20:49

get back there now

I was told the EASIEST thing you will do on training is the 1.5miler :eek:

It nearly killed me when i did it to pass my test lol!

Trick · 3 Jan 2007 at 20:55

Just to echo what the others have said, if you guys need any info or advice on selection/interviews/raf life etc then I'm happy to help out - I went on IOT in Feb 2002 and am now working at Shawbury as a Flt Lt.

Andr3w · 3 Jan 2007 at 20:56

ahh an officer *salute*

My email is in trust if you are able to add me to msn?

Trick · 3 Jan 2007 at 20:57

Andr3w said:
get back there now

I was told the EASIEST thing you will do on training is the 1.5miler

It nearly killed me when i did it to pass my test lol!

Yep, the 1.5miler is pretty much the benchmark but on basic training you'll do loads of phys to imporve your time. I started with a 9mins 15 at selection and finished IOT bang on 8 mins.

RoboCod · 3 Jan 2007 at 23:07

Trick said:
Yep, the 1.5miler is pretty much the benchmark but on basic training you'll do loads of phys to imporve your time. I started with a 9mins 15 at selection and finished IOT bang on 8 mins.

Ah airtraffic control eh? That was my initial interest in the force and my second choice during application. I've mailed you with my MSN if you would kindly add me

VIRII · 4 Jan 2007 at 08:26

Andr3w said:
I was up at 11:00 today and straight down to the gym i will have you know

11.00 hehehe

I recall being woken in our billet every morning by 0600 running 3 miles to the beach, being forced to take a swim (fully submerged or you all had to go back in lol), running back to the camp for shower and breakfast and then starting the day. Ahh the joys of Towyn in Wales and the warm seas ......

Still 'tis the RAF you're going into, life of Riley it is

I had 4 years in Gibraltar spent mostly on Western Beach which was Officers and families only iirc. What a life