Greetings
This follows up from a Gaming event called Insomnia where 22Gp set up a combat flight sim stand under the RAF banner.
I don't usually post as currently serving, but knowing some of the effort put into this by individuals, I thought it deserved a well done.
Having manned a recruiting stand at Airshows, it was interesting to compare the footfall with the e-gaming event. Young people were queueing up to get on the stand and at points, the staff were advising gamers to come back when it was less busy. It never got less busy!
I understand from a recruitment and
PR perspective it has been perceived as a success, hopefully to be repeated.
Involved in current FJ ops and with a hand in the training pipeline, I don't mind if our future applicants are Airshow groupies, UAS undergrads, Air Cadets, film buffs wowed by the new Top Gun film or RAF e-gamers, as long as they sign up.
Well done RAF Recruiting on an innovative and effective idea.
SP6