Ladies, Gents.
Be aware that there is a new policy regarding FTRS. Currently, newly appointed FTRS posts have to pay the higher SLA/SFA charges if they unable to live in their own homes locally and require service accom; so much for parity of reserves and their regular counterparts. Totally flawed policy
, the implications of which are being felt throughout the RAF - shortages of QFI's and other critical posts to RAuxAF manning. However the new policy states that if a post is advertised and there are no applicants then it is to be re-advertised a second time and if there are still no applicants then the Sqn concerned can apply to MOD for an exemption via RFMC and the post will then be advertised with an exemption from the SLA/SFA charges....................again a flawed rectification that will take circa 10 months to recruit for critical posts relied upon by the MOD.......so If you really want to join...I would suggest waiting for the 3rd iteration and speaking to the Sqn Adj to see if there is any competition on the earlier rounds.