It's not you SARbloke - I udnerstand some don't want to wade thru this massive thread again and again
SARF will release people who fit the Bristow AND SARF matrix for start up times at each of the bases. If there is a conflict, SARF will not release the individual.
The transition crew(s) are already in Bristow. They are a worked up crew designed to cover bases ready for the transition. They have designed it to 'work'. Dates and training come together.
In fact the designated crews for each of the new bases should be ready to go approx 2 months before they are actually required.
Once the transition crew do one base, they move onto the next base etc. On completion of the transition they return to the Bristow fold.
Flybe/Fareast: It's not a recruitment drive. It's is a road show advertising the way ahead - take it or leave it. It is not essential they take any military, I would suggest and they are most certainly NOT turning up cap in hand as those who attended the Valley road show will attest. Bristow are definitely in the driving seat here! I would suggest it is the mil who should be turning up cap in hand.
If you talk to anyone who has done a road show already, they might suggest it was a humbling experience overall
This is going to be one helluva trip:
Job application - hit or miss?
Interview - hit or miss?
Psychometric testing - hit or miss?
Sim check ride - hit or miss?
Civvy medical - hit or miss?
Flying oil rigs for approx 8 months miles from your home base?
Flying a very technically advanced glass cockpit?
Learning all about civvy ops/SOP's?
For some - Obtaining their licenses (inc IR)?
Being a co-pilot on a lower salary to start with?
Not guaranteed the base you chose?
Not guaranteed Captaincy early?
Disembarking to other bases for weeks on end throughout the year?
Very very humbling indeed.............................
The good news:
Flying one of the most sophisticated helicopters out there.
Sponsored IR.
Qualified on M.E., glass cockpit, NVD.
Working for one of the most astute aviation companies in the world.
Earning serious money for the rest of your career.
Job mobility at home and abroad.
Pension rights/LOL/medical.
A job FOR LIFE.
Now who is going cap in hand to whom?