Originally Posted by unclenelli
Speaking as an FOA, firstly are you applying as an FOA or FOA(ATC)
Having done the JATCC Course (and failed it twice - it really is the hardest RAF course in existence, and quite rightly so) you should be aware then failing the course nowadays can result in you being kicked out.
Currently working at APOE, we are deployed in:
Malvinas, C130, VC10 & F3
Iraq, VC10, C130, GR4, Helos
Afghanistan. VC10, C130, GR7/9, Helos
Balkans, Helos
with VC10, C130, Tri*, C17, and charters supporting all theatres as well as exercises in Europe, USA/Canada and Latin America
As an FOA, you can expect to work in Stn Ops, Sqn Ops, ATC & Flt Planning as a 1st tourist, and Stn Ops, Sqn Ops, ATC, Flt Pln, Area Radar, Range, ALFENS Ops as a 2nd+ tourist (my own experience, ATC, Area, Stn Ops, ATC, JATCC, Stn Ops with Sqn Ops thown in on various dets over a 13yr period) although FOA(ATC) are herderd toward ATC for the 1st tour