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Originally Posted by Gareth123
Well theres not much i can do if you're not going to believe me. And im not going to gain anything if you do so thats that.
A* grades or not, a basic grasp of communicating WTF you are on about is key to any job in the Armed Forces.
PS I'm not being a grammar Nazi here it's just that you are talking gobbledegook mate.
PPS These are not 'joyful insults', they are helpful bits of advice to at least get you through the front door of the careers office.
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Originally Posted by wg13_dummy
A* grades or not, a basic grasp of communicating WTF you are on about is key to any job in the Armed Forces.
PS I'm not being a grammar Nazi here it's just that you are talking gobbledegook mate.
PS I'm not being a grammar Nazi here it's just that you are talking gobbledegook mate.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235300
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Well, Mr. Chesty, I believe Mr. Bush (Papa Bush) started the "ejukashun thing a few y(b)eers bak".
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ok then, i understand what your saying. To be honest i didnt understand how i managed to write such rubbish. But i can't do much about that now.
Helpful or not, everyone has just commented on how i wrote a bit of bad grammer...ok alot. But the point is i didnt come on this forum for this !! Think what you must, but im not a stupid guy and to be honest, doesnt matter to me what you think cause obviously im not getting anything helpful from here just wasting my time!! (Apart from one or two people.)
These are not 'joyful insults', they are helpful bits of advice to at least get you through the front door of the careers office.
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Gareth123,
Start over.
One way is to get a new nickname.
What they were saying, in a not too gentle way, is type properly, spell properly, punctuate properly, capitalise properly and make sense. No text-speak.
We can talk jargon and text with the best of them, except we can also write proper too like what I can.
If you can find other threads and pleas simlar to yours you will find lots of helpful advice offered to people who ask the questions properly. You will also find plenty of flaming when we get sloppy typing too. One problem with Pprune is the lack of a spell checker etc. Try composing your questions off-line with a proper word processor.
The nub of your question is what are your chances. The answer slim to invisible. At a wild guess, of 12000 wanabees some 7000 get through the first sift and 3000 make it to interview. Lots of them wash out for medical reasons. In the end some 1200 make it to interview for some 120 pilot slots.
Start over.
One way is to get a new nickname.
What they were saying, in a not too gentle way, is type properly, spell properly, punctuate properly, capitalise properly and make sense. No text-speak.
We can talk jargon and text with the best of them, except we can also write proper too like what I can.
If you can find other threads and pleas simlar to yours you will find lots of helpful advice offered to people who ask the questions properly. You will also find plenty of flaming when we get sloppy typing too. One problem with Pprune is the lack of a spell checker etc. Try composing your questions off-line with a proper word processor.
The nub of your question is what are your chances. The answer slim to invisible. At a wild guess, of 12000 wanabees some 7000 get through the first sift and 3000 make it to interview. Lots of them wash out for medical reasons. In the end some 1200 make it to interview for some 120 pilot slots.
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Originally Posted by planeenglish
Then why won't some of you answer this for me? Thanks,
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235300
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Well, Mr. Chesty, I believe Mr. Bush (Papa Bush) started the "ejukashun thing a few y(b)eers bak".
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=235300
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Well, Mr. Chesty, I believe Mr. Bush (Papa Bush) started the "ejukashun thing a few y(b)eers bak".
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Now when I went to OASC at Biggin Hill the requirements for Aircrew were 5"O-Levels", which had to include English Language, Maths and a Science subject.
Given that the current generation are flying more or less the same aircraft that my generation were flying - VC10, Hercules, Nimrod, Harrier, Jaguar etc; is it that the requirements have been changed OR that the pass mark has been changed
Given that the current generation are flying more or less the same aircraft that my generation were flying - VC10, Hercules, Nimrod, Harrier, Jaguar etc; is it that the requirements have been changed OR that the pass mark has been changed
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Nice to see the Crabs are putting their anal education course (sorry Staff Course) to good use.
Join the RN Gareth m8. You'll find that we pose slightly less than the crabfats and we can handle our beer
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Originally Posted by cazatou
Now when I went to OASC at Biggin Hill the requirements for Aircrew were 5"O-Levels", which had to include English Language, Maths and a Science subject.
Given that the current generation are flying more or less the same aircraft that my generation were flying - VC10, Hercules, Nimrod, Harrier, Jaguar etc; is it that the requirements have been changed OR that the pass mark has been changed
Given that the current generation are flying more or less the same aircraft that my generation were flying - VC10, Hercules, Nimrod, Harrier, Jaguar etc; is it that the requirements have been changed OR that the pass mark has been changed
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Originally Posted by Mr-AEO
Nice to see the Crabs are putting their anal education course (sorry Staff Course) to good use.
Join the RN Gareth m8. You'll find that we pose slightly less than the crabfats and we can handle our beer
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Originally Posted by wg13_dummy
I dont think I'm suitably qualified to give you advice on your thread, PE. You have an excuse, you're Johnny Foreigner. Although your grasp of your second language, is better than Gareths grasp of his first language (unless Gareth is a porridge wog....it then becomes clear).
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Gareth 123. You are getting the harsh end of the Pprune banter here! The fact is that it doesn't really matter what PAPER qualifications you have got. If you can't compose a grammatical sentence, with correct punctuation and spelling, you aren't even going to be able to fill in the application forms for joining the RAF!
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Originally Posted by Gareth123
funny......real funny....
That said, people on this board are trying to give you advice, if in a slightly patronising way (another military trait). Many people in the armed forces struggle with the written word and compose emails and letters in MS Word type programs before they post them.
Part of the selection process includes a written English element and telling them that you have an ‘A’ in English while they struggle to make sense of what you have placed in front of them won’t help you.
Try doing what Pontius has recommended. It makes you come across as far more mature and intelligent which in turn encourages people to treat you as such, believe me.
Without coming across as too pompous (I’m not one of the two wing master race so don’t suffer from the same elitism issues
) most of the people on these boards (myself excluded of course) are a few rungs above Joe Average. They have successfully managed to secure a career in their chosen fields, and have worked hard to be successful. Part of the esteem that the UK Armed Forces enjoys stems from the ability to learn and grow from past experiences of others. People become extremely proud and protective of their trades and spend a great deal of time training others to be likewise. So when someone starts asking questions about the job these people instantly start thinking “would I like to work with this person”? Ask yourself, would you like to fly with the person who wrote your initial post?Go change your screen name and come back (or be a man and start again with your current name). You have made it to the correct place to get all the right info, you just didn’t introduce yourself very well.
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Thanks roush. I agree with you, basically first impressions are important and I managed to make a bad one. I wish I had just proof read what I wrote before I posted it ! Because have my other posts been grammatically bad? Hopefully not.
I realize that and that’s why I am here! I have a great amount of respect anyone who has got which I am striving to get in the future. I only came here for advice. But (even if you wanted me too) I’m not going to take it personally cause if you knew me you'd know I'm not a stupid guy, even if I did manage to come across as one.
most of the people on these boards (myself excluded of course) are a few rungs above Joe Average. They have successfully managed to secure a career in their chosen fields, and have worked hard to be successful.
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Originally Posted by Gareth123
Thanks roush. I agree with you, basically first impressions are important and I managed to make a bad one. I wish I had just proof read what I wrote before I posted it ! Because have my other posts been grammatically bad? Hopefully not.
I realize that and that’s why I am here! I have a great amount of respect anyone who has got which I am striving to get in the future. I only came here for advice. But (even if you wanted me too) I’m not going to take it personally cause if you knew me you'd know I'm not a stupid guy, even if I did manage to come across as one.
I realize that and that’s why I am here! I have a great amount of respect anyone who has got which I am striving to get in the future. I only came here for advice. But (even if you wanted me too) I’m not going to take it personally cause if you knew me you'd know I'm not a stupid guy, even if I did manage to come across as one.