As I have finally succumbed to the old adage of "if you can't beat them, join them" and am looking to take a commission in my Airmen Aircrew branch (NOT Ops support......!!!), can anyone explain why we still have to go through the full 6 months IOT (9 months soon...??) at Cranwell. Despite completing AAITC, AIC, AACMTC pts 1 & 2 and other specialist courses, the powers above still decree that we have to do full IOT and not the more tailored SERE course that I feel would be far more benificial to myself, and others in a similiar position. This isn't a whinge, just an honest question as I am led to believe that two NCO Army helicopter pilots transferring to the RAF recently only had to do the SERE course.
