Just got a life changing letter in the post...

Hodders said:
My Grandad retired from the RAF in about 1960 after serving since 1916 in the RFC.

He worked his way all the way up to when he retired as an Air Vice Marshall. The stories he could tell were stunning - certainly made it sound like one big adventure from WW1 through to Kirkuk in Iraq through to WW2 and the introduction of jet aircraft. Amazing changes he lived through....

Well done Stringy - I realy hope you enjoy it as much as my grandad did !

Just found some web pages about my grandad !

Here, here and here
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If I get to half the rank he did I'll be a very happy man :)
 
Congratulations! Unfortunately my dream career of a helicopter pilot in AAC ended as soon as it started as I'm shortsighted. Now if I ever manage to get into the army I will go for an engineering/avionics career, I may never fly but at least I'd be working with them.
 
My eyesight has stopped me following a career path in the RAF but congratulations for sticking to it, enjoy it!
 
Most people do tend to stop trying for the RAF when confronted with eyesight problems stopping them from flying. When I found out I couldn't fly it didn't bother me too much, as I was after joining the forces above all else, so I persevered.
 
Nice work mate, well done :).

Forgive the silly question though, what will you actually be doing? Figher Control has been mentioned, is this sitting infront of a radar and checking for bogeys?
 
There are two specialisations, Surveillance and Weapons. Survellaince is all about looking for 'bogies' as you call them, missile launches and the like, Weapons is the actual controlling of the RAF's fighter assets. There are also other spin offs, such as being posted on the Sentry AWACS, or being part of the Mobile Air Control Centre.

How would I get hold of an Admin to ask about my name being changed? Is there a 'general' admin email addy?
 
Promotion to Flight Lieutenant is on a time served, satisfactory service basis (Pilot Officer -> Flying Officer -> Flight Lieutenant), This is equivalent to Captain in the Army, and Lieutenant in the Navy. Fighter Control, Air Traffic, Intelligence Officer and Supply Officer (I think it's those 4) all fall under the 'Operations Support Branch', and promotion above Flt. Lt. is on a competitive basis against those branches.
 
Big Chris said:
Nice work mate, well done :).

Forgive the silly question though, what will you actually be doing? Figher Control has been mentioned, is this sitting infront of a radar and checking for bogeys?
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That made me have visions of someone picking their nose infront of a screen LOL. :p


Well done on being picked. I'm hoping to join the Airforce next year, maybe pilot but my eyesight isnt 100% so i'll probably end up doing something like yours.
 
If your eyesight isn't 100% then you're stuffed as far as aircrew goes (and Intelligence Officer). I never knew I had anything wrong with my eyes, something to do with one eye being better at focusing than the other or something.
 
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