Originally Posted by
Fortissimo
On the other hand, the Service needs to recognise when people have valid experience and adjust accordingly. One of my FJ colleagues had joined with 800+ hours of operational experience (counter-insurgency) in Africa. The rigidity inherent in the FT system at the time meant he was required to start from scratch at BFT which, not surprisingly, he waltzed through. Nobody had the sense to spend e.g. 10 hours on a full assessment and then decide on what training he actually needed.
The one who had previously flown the DC3 in Africa and later became the Boss of Yorkshire UAS? If so, he and I went through OASC selection together.