RAF

[Anushka101]

Anyone work in the Air force? been to the site and had a look for jobs :p only thing that caught my eye was becoming a fighter pilot :D meets all the requirements stated on the site :p eduaction and stuff. thinking about applying :D what do yas think? :panic:

[Mitchell]

i think you've just finished watching top gun

[Andy_S]

Go for it, deffo

[Dez]

be an awsome job to have.. and i reckon the fighter pilot would beat a vts hands down;)

[Anushka101]

i think you've just finished watching top gun

lol no m8. am serious. but thx for the comment.

[rlt7vts]

alrite im applyin for the raf at the moment! but applying for aircraft technician! gota have my ats test in april! if ya joinin ur best of getting fit first!

[SaxoAlex]

Good luck but remember that the RAF want the Crème de la crème.

Tens of thousands of people apply for just a handfull of jobs so its certainly competative. But if you think you're bright enough and pass the extremely tough medical go for it. :y:

[Mitchell]

nice arse

[Graeme]

anushka please stop using txt talk

any way my mate is in the RAF as a engineer he loves it tbh but hes away alot down south

[girlracer1597]

i got in as a tech, get fit cuz basic is hard. i never went because my dad got sick, so wasnt happy about leaving home. i really regret it now.

[Crunkers]

What a conversation piece that would be lol. Definately apply mate. GOod luck! :y:

[Noddy]

I applied and almost got in as a fighter pilot, I failed my final physical - really gutted me to get that far and then fail :(:( - trust me, by that stage, the intensity was getting tough.

I may have another go at the forces but in a different area.....

[SaxoAL]

Whats your eyesight like?
As I'm sure it has to be 100% perfect. A friend of mine got turned down for being a pilot cos she wears glasses.

[Raz]

a mate of mine is in the RAF...he is a gunner...

he likes it...the pay etc...and he didnt find it that hard to get into..

i once considered going in the forces, but it just aint the life for me :)

[Peejous]

This aint like Call of Duty when you get respawns etc. my mates in the RAF he's going to Afgan this summer, not very happy because he can be a bit of an imature prick at times so pretty much expect him back home in a coffin. Harsh thing to say but you have to expect the fact that you could die (but then again I suppose you could die any other day on the roads etc.)

Go for it best of luck lol :y:

[darkslag72]

go for it man, i was gona be a pilot passed entrance exam and everything but i just cudnt picture my life on a base, i regret it now tho, u see the world meet new people and u can can be a airline pilot when u come out(if u do) and shag all the air hostess looooooool

[chrichvtr]

ask robb he was fighter pilot check his avatar!!!

[SaxoAL]

u see the world meet new people and u can can be a airline pilot when u come out(if u do) and shag all the air hostess looooooool


HAHA! Thats great

[josh1989]

first of all 11 gcse's a-c preferably a-b in english science and maths. 3 a levels, one bsc honours degree, perfect medical i.e 20/20 vision no history of broken bones, perfect hearing, high level of fitness voluntary work, a vast vast knowledge of the raf scheme, aim, training etc

how old are you now are you intending on going college/uni?

[josh1989]

oh and no offence but if you can't get the name of the job correct you don't stand a chance, pilot officer has to be one of THE hardest jobs to attain

[Robb]

i think you've just finished watching top gun

hero.

first thought when reading first post was how I always want to be a fighter pilot after watching Top Gun....

[Jacko]

i went to a RAF open day when i was in school, they gave us half the fitness test to do...almost killed me. you need to be super fit for that gaff.

[chrichvtr]

hero.

first thought when reading first post was how I always want to be a fighter pilot after watching Top Gun....

robb you are a fighter pilot!!!!

[laura_g]

id love to be in the raf although im scared of heights, but seriously go for it dude

[Robb]

Id like to think of myself as the Maverick of the football world.

I was the one that used to do tricks/shoot from miles out but would get shouted at from the manager when i pulled them off/scored.

[Raz]

id love to be in the raf although im scared of heights, but seriously go for it dude
Raf isnt all about flying Laure :P

[laura_g]

i no you dont have to be a pilot to be in the raf lol

[Japman]

would be one ace of a job

[Mikey]

im applying to be a pilot to, met all the criteria on the web to..wanted to do the job since i was about 10..going to the raf careers on saturday to have a chat with em about it.

it is ment to be hard to get in but if you do..its the best job there is

[RIBstaff]

www.goairandeverywhere.co.uk
www.goairandeverywhere.com

Flight simulator 2004,FSX is needed

We fly for an airline using a tracker system which records all flights,times,progress virtual money etc called VAFS3 also we are on a 24/7 world wide network with over 2000 pilots/ATC and 272 other virtual airlines, we however are currently 12th position which isnt bad at all.


http://www.vafinancials.com/vainfo.php


YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 15 AND BE ABLE TO FLY A BOEING 737,747 TO JOIN.

Kind Regards

Rich

[Rob85]

alrite im applyin for the raf at the moment! but applying for aircraft technician! gota have my ats test in april! if ya joinin ur best of getting fit first!

Its a "AST" test. I did one a month ago but failed by 1 mark so have to resit it in 5mth now :n: Worse thing was it was the first bit of the exam that let me down!! So was prob my nerves that got the worse of me. I was stupidly close though according to the careers officer, he even tried contacting the recruitment office to see if they could up it a mark I was that close but they wouldnt :(

Oh and Im applying to be in the RAF Police! :y:

[Anushka101]

Good luck but remember that the RAF want the Crème de la crème.

Tens of thousands of people apply for just a handfull of jobs so its certainly competative. But if you think you're bright enough and pass the extremely tough medical go for it. :y:

so true m8.

anushka please stop using txt talk

any way my mate is in the RAF as a engineer he loves it tbh but hes away alot down south

are you referring to "what do yas think"? come on m8...

I applied and almost got in as a fighter pilot, I failed my final physical - really gutted me to get that far and then fail :(:( - trust me, by that stage, the intensity was getting tough.

I may have another go at the forces but in a different area.....

thats really unlucky m8. IT was what i had in mind, but pilor just seems suck a exciting job :p

go for it man, i was gona be a pilot passed entrance exam and everything but i just cudnt picture my life on a base, i regret it now tho, u see the world meet new people and u can can be a airline pilot when u come out(if u do) and shag all the air hostess looooooool

lol was what i was thinking as well. but im right there with you, just dont see me in a base either.

first of all 11 gcse's a-c preferably a-b in english science and maths. 3 a levels, one bsc honours degree, perfect medical i.e 20/20 vision no history of broken bones, perfect hearing, high level of fitness voluntary work, a vast vast knowledge of the raf scheme, aim, training etc

how old are you now are you intending on going college/uni?


like i said m8 my education is upto scratch, but the training does sound quite extreme. im 19, was thinking of joining at 21.

seriously though, going to give it a good think. dont wanna apply and think its just not for me. lots of good information there :y: Appearently they need pilots urgently.

[Mikey]

ive just been getting fit using my local gym.

[kevh88vtr]

Go for it mate !! dont be disapointed if you dont get in 1st time, try again because sometimes they turn people away saying the jobs havnt got any vacancies at that time, they are testing if you really want it and are willing to try again.

i applied, went to RAF linton-on-ouse for a week, did PT with them, its very hard !

Sadly i tore cartaliage in left knee, thn about 8 months later after tryin to get fit again to reply i broke right knee cap in 2 places, they said i havnt got much of a chance now :/ was applyin for pilot, had the basic qualifications etc, perfect eye sight.

But be sure its what you want to do!

Good Luck fella !

[kevh88vtr]

re apply**

[B+B]

I joined RAF in 1970 as I wanted to travel, never got out of England spent all my time with a chopper squadron at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, was an electronics engineer. never had any drill etc and was dead cushy, into Aldershot ever weekend:drink:
I think if you have a good mechanical background and are fit the RAF would snap you up, and you would be in a great career, retire at 40/45 with a good cash handout:clapping:

[vidal]

B&B, is it true that never ask a crab to work on a Wednesday? Buggers both weekends up?

V. ;)

[gartrell]

i might join up, how hard can it be bombing sandy countries?

AND, i used to be wicked at Afterburner!

[josh1989]

get your name noticed asap, get down to your local afco and sign up for a bursary, i went for my 6th form scholarship, had one measly interview with the boss of the afco, passed that got to go to rafc cranwell for the weekend, health tests, fitness tests, aptitude tests, co-operation tests (they secretly watch you all weekend and see what kind of person you are) and a big fat interview. i passed everything with flying (no pun intended) colours but got one question in the interview wrong and didn't get the scholarship, that's how tough they are!

[Robb]

I joined RAF in 1970 as I wanted to travel, never got out of England spent all my time with a chopper squadron at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, was an electronics engineer. never had any drill etc and was dead cushy, into Aldershot ever weekend:drink:
I think if you have a good mechanical background and are fit the RAF would snap you up, and you would be in a great career, retire at 40/45 with a good cash handout:clapping:

Ha odihams only 10 minute from me.

I dont know what posessed you to ever go to Aldershot though...

[Hanuman]

my bro has been in 3-4years now as a techy, the cushty side of working on planes, they get called the lazy ones as they dont do the "dirty work" me lasses dad works on the planes as the next one down hes been in it 25+ cyprus the lot (they are pretty well off at the mo so hes on alot)

saying that my bro is on easily 20+ and due to his job rarely would go in a danger zone hes been to usa canada (prague for 3 weeks drinking, although it was meant to be work?) been quata twice and had to go over the border to afghan as punishment for the day for fighting with someone. so they thought theyd try scare him lol worked like. all sounds v good iv deffo missed out not applying sooner.

im applying in a few weeks did the tests and passed them, i wanted to be an aerial erector so i could do steeplejack when i came out (lots of money in that) but due to the raf downsizing jobs and bases they dont really do that anymore sadly. great career and life in my opinion if its for you (ends of the day its a job)

[B+B]

B&B, is it true that never ask a crab to work on a Wednesday? Buggers both weekends up?

V. ;)

were you a "fish-head"?
Now the rest of saxp are thinking wtf are Vidal & B+B talking about:y:

[laura_g]

were you a "fish-head"?
Now the rest of saxp are thinking wtf are Vidal & B+B talking about:y:

Werent gona ask but care to explain lol :A:

[B+B]

Ha odihams only 10 minute from me.

I dont know what posessed you to ever go to Aldershot though...

Good Chinese nosh opposite the cinema, and of course the Fusilier pub, among many others:y:

[B+B]

Werent gona ask but care to explain lol :A:

Crabs were RAF crew (colour of uniform) and Fish heads were Royal Navy, I think the terms were used by Army pongo's (cheeky sods).

[laura_g]

Oh My Dad Was In The Royal Navy He Fought On Hms Sheffield In The Falklands

[B+B]

Oh My Dad Was In The Royal Navy He Fought On Hms Sheffield In The Falklands

Great Respect for him:clapping: :clapping: please give him my best wishes.

[laura_g]

Great Respect for him:clapping: :clapping: please give him my best wishes.

Thanks will do im sure you are fully aware of what happened then

[B+B]

Thanks will do im sure you are fully aware of what happened then

HMS Sheffield got blown up by a argie exocet. we lost a lot of good people in the conflict.RIP
Should be more done for all at the Falklands war, all services.

[laura_g]

yeah it happened on the 2nd of may didnt it, my dads birthday is the 3rd may and he lost all his mates

[vidal]

Crabs were RAF crew (colour of uniform) and Fish heads were Royal Navy, I think the terms were used by Army pongo's (cheeky sods).

The RAF have been named "crabs" due to the fact that they have no limit to the number of sideways paces they can do as a drill movement. While army and navy have a fixed limit of sideways paces the RAF can actually march the entire width of a parade ground sideways.

Once upon a time, the RAF flew Spitfires with tail wheels near the tail and huge Merlin engines at the front. This meant that during taxiing, all they could see to the front was an enormous engine. In order to see what was in front of them, they had to look over the side and zigzag, thus they'd be moving sideways. On landing, they would sideslip to lose height.

Because of airfield security, the only time land-locked mortals got to see the RAF anywhere near close up was during landing, take-off and taxiing, when they were moving sideways. Since only crabs walk sideways, clearly the RAF was staffed by crabs.

Coupled with the fact that the Fleet Air Arm attracted all the best pilots and the Army always won inter-service regattas, a once popular forces T-shirt logo read:

Fly Navy Sail Army Walk Sideways

Another more plausible explanation as to why the RN refer to the RAF as "crabs" goes back to the days of rum, sodomy and the lash (about last week in fact). One of the more unsavoury aspects of the average matelot was his unfortunate habit of contracting pubic lice or "crabs" during his shore leave. The treatment for this condition was to get a chum or shipmate to apply a liberal application of a greasy blue/grey ointment (known affectionately as "crab fat") to the affected area.

With the RN's usual powers of wit and sophistication the RAF were thereafter referred to as "crab fats" (or crabs for short) as their blue/grey uniform was exactly the same colour as the stuff that the filthy little ratings rubbed on their swollen and lice-ravaged goolies. The RAF by contrast affectionately refer to the Royal Navy as Bum Boys or Fish Heads. The Army are Pongos, Brown Jobs or Grunts.

Oh My Dad Was In The Royal Navy He Fought On Hms Sheffield In The Falklands

Laura, say hi to your Dad, give him a big BZ (no, calm down at the back!), I did say BZ. Could you contact me, or ask your dad to contact me regarding memories of the Shiny Sheff? I've put a Falklands history page together, I'm always looking for more bits and pieces though.

V.

[B+B]

I was out of RAF by then, but my old squadron was there. 2nd May 1982?

[laura_g]

I was out of RAF by then, but my old squadron was there. 2nd May 1982?

That was it he was gona go to that anniversary thing but he still gets upset about it cant blame him really

[laura_g]

Laura, say hi to your Dad, give him a big BZ (no, calm down at the back!), I did say BZ. Could you contact me, or ask your dad to contact me regarding memories of the Shiny Sheff? I've put a Falklands history page together, I'm always looking for more bits and pieces though.

V.[/QUOTE]

Yeah your welcome to drop me a pm im sure my dad would be happy to help

[B+B]

The RAF have been named "crabs" due to the fact that they have no limit to the number of sideways paces they can do as a drill movement. While army and navy have a fixed limit of sideways paces the RAF can actually march the entire width of a parade ground sideways.

Once upon a time, the RAF flew Spitfires with tail wheels near the tail and huge Merlin engines at the front. This meant that during taxiing, all they could see to the front was an enormous engine. In order to see what was in front of them, they had to look over the side and zigzag, thus they'd be moving sideways. On landing, they would sideslip to lose height.

Because of airfield security, the only time land-locked mortals got to see the RAF anywhere near close up was during landing, take-off and taxiing, when they were moving sideways. Since only crabs walk sideways, clearly the RAF was staffed by crabs.

Coupled with the fact that the Fleet Air Arm attracted all the best pilots and the Army always won inter-service regattas, a once popular forces T-shirt logo read:

Fly Navy Sail Army Walk Sideways

Another more plausible explanation as to why the RN refer to the RAF as "crabs" goes back to the days of rum, sodomy and the lash (about last week in fact). One of the more unsavoury aspects of the average matelot was his unfortunate habit of contracting pubic lice or "crabs" during his shore leave. The treatment for this condition was to get a chum or shipmate to apply a liberal application of a greasy blue/grey ointment (known affectionately as "crab fat") to the affected area.

With the RN's usual powers of wit and sophistication the RAF were thereafter referred to as "crab fats" (or crabs for short) as their blue/grey uniform was exactly the same colour as the stuff that the filthy little ratings rubbed on their swollen and lice-ravaged goolies. The RAF by contrast affectionately refer to the Royal Navy as Bum Boys or Fish Heads. The Army are Pongos, Brown Jobs or Grunts.



Laura, say hi to your Dad, give him a big BZ (no, calm down at the back!), I did say BZ. Could you contact me, or ask your dad to contact me regarding memories of the Shiny Sheff? I've put a Falklands history page together, I'm always looking for more bits and pieces though.

V.

Thanks for taking the time to write that lot out Vidal:clapping: I was proud to have been a "Crab" and all the best to the other Fishheads and Pongos.

[laura_g]

Well anyway iv got total respect for those who have been in the armed forces

[Scattle]

Go for it mate, nothing to lose.

[TU-Tuning]

so true m8.



are you referring to "what do yas think"? come on m8...



think he meant the M8 thing tbh




Sounds like a good idea, good luck. Its good to aim high