SARBloke:
Let me repeat yet again for those hard of hearing:
Lad/Ladess makes an online application to Bristow (endex end of May).
Bristow "cherry pick" who they want for interview by end of June.
Candidate goes for chat/psychomteric test/sim ride/medical/verbal offer (or otherwise).
Bristow tells MCA/DFT they want this individual. DfT tells MoD and MoD tells SARF Command.
SARF initiates that persons Managed Transition to coincide with Bristows planned start date and the mil persons PVR notice (so that the SAR service's integrity is not breached).
Individual leaves mil at a time that suits SARF and coincides with start date for new SAR base to stand up. New SAR base stands up with an internal company transition SAR crew who cover for that individual while he/she gets trained up (7-9 months and 250-280hrs on type). UK SAR integrity retained.
And so the process gets repeated for each of the new bases in turn.
During training the mil pilots will work on the oil rig sector, learning all about the CAA, civvy ops, let downs glass cockpit, complex a/c etc etc.
Simples
