RN Officer Aircrew and Asthma
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Hello lofty (all will become clear in time..)
Congrats on your entry to the Andrew. BRNC is a great wheeze provided that you pay attention to a couple of key points:
1. Be fit on arrival. It's 10 times more fun this way.
2. Ditch any bird you're currently with. She's going to ditch you otherwise.
3. Think hard before voicing displeasure, moans, etc - others around you will depend on you at times for an "up" and vice versa. You are about to make some of the best mates of your life.
4. Make sure from day one that EVERONE in your division and your cabin knows high and low water times, sunset and rise, who the officer of the day and duty chaplain etc are and put this on a sheet on the pinboard in your cabin. 4 thumbtacks at full insertion.
5. Work together - at times you will be threaders (ask a family member) and want to give up. It is worth it - all of it.
6. Ignore the inevitable snottiness of the seniors that will inspect you in new entry term - you'll be the same in 7 months whether you think so or not.
7. Get downtown with the boys n girls at the first opportunity and get the beers in. You've embarked on a great adventure. I count BRNC as one of the best laughs i've ever had.
ENJOY!
BL
Congrats on your entry to the Andrew. BRNC is a great wheeze provided that you pay attention to a couple of key points:
1. Be fit on arrival. It's 10 times more fun this way.
2. Ditch any bird you're currently with. She's going to ditch you otherwise.
3. Think hard before voicing displeasure, moans, etc - others around you will depend on you at times for an "up" and vice versa. You are about to make some of the best mates of your life.
4. Make sure from day one that EVERONE in your division and your cabin knows high and low water times, sunset and rise, who the officer of the day and duty chaplain etc are and put this on a sheet on the pinboard in your cabin. 4 thumbtacks at full insertion.
5. Work together - at times you will be threaders (ask a family member) and want to give up. It is worth it - all of it.
6. Ignore the inevitable snottiness of the seniors that will inspect you in new entry term - you'll be the same in 7 months whether you think so or not.
7. Get downtown with the boys n girls at the first opportunity and get the beers in. You've embarked on a great adventure. I count BRNC as one of the best laughs i've ever had.
ENJOY!
BL
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Concur with all BL has to say above. Your SOH will be tested, and there will be people around you who struggle to understand the old saying:
"If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined"
I was lucky, as I'd been at boarding school for ten years beforehand, but many people who've lived at home, been looked after by mum, and pretty much lived their life as they wanted to, do struggle to get around the idea of being on the go for 18 hours 7/7, sharing a room with 3+ others, and being totally shagged for weeks.
"If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined"
I was lucky, as I'd been at boarding school for ten years beforehand, but many people who've lived at home, been looked after by mum, and pretty much lived their life as they wanted to, do struggle to get around the idea of being on the go for 18 hours 7/7, sharing a room with 3+ others, and being totally shagged for weeks.
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Getting stacks at BRNC?
Airborne Artist, BRNC might have been a few years ago but I can't remember getting totally shagged for weeks! Maybe it's time to visit my old buddy the Bready Freak.
FAA2006, be careful what you say about Observers. Sensitive creatures us Observers. Good luck in your glorified taxi driving course!
FAA2006, be careful what you say about Observers. Sensitive creatures us Observers. Good luck in your glorified taxi driving course!
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BL - you clearly attended BRNC after it had been softened up to make it the caring, sharing school of naval officer training that it might have become 
. I well remember asking to stand up in lectures so I didn't fall asleep.
. I well remember asking to stand up in lectures so I didn't fall asleep.
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Hardship indeed. I suffered that many times when I went through Cranwell, but by the time I'd gone to the Andrew I had mastered eyelid management. The whole thing's recently been remilitarised to a degree as I understand it - a whole kind of New Cruelty was on offer from the green lid in charge of those matters just after i left. Fortunately I missed it....
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Jag3 - I suggest you beef up your history of the Fleet Air Arm and the number of Naval Pilots who flew so successfully both in WWI (before the RAF was even invented) and in WWII, including the Battle of Britain.
From a historical point of view don't forget that:
The Navy have History
The Army have Tradition
but
The RAF have "Habits"!
Go for the Senior Service & you won't regret it.
From a historical point of view don't forget that:
The Navy have History
The Army have Tradition
but
The RAF have "Habits"!
Go for the Senior Service & you won't regret it.
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FAA2006
Have you had your final offer letter through or just the BRNC joining pack?
I'm in exactly the same position as you with the exception that I didn't tell them about the medical history. I have had my joining pack to say that I start on 4th Sep, and duely returned all the forms but am still waiting on that final letter of confirmation. The letter accompanying the joining pack said that the offer of a place was subject to official and medical clearances, I know that the official side will be fine but what does the final medical clearance entail? Could it be simply receipt of the 'I have not contracted any illnesses since AIB' form, or is it the medical results/medical records check?
If anybody can put me out of my misery I'd greatly appreciate it, the waiting (and not knowing why I'm waiting) is killing me
Have you had your final offer letter through or just the BRNC joining pack?
I'm in exactly the same position as you with the exception that I didn't tell them about the medical history. I have had my joining pack to say that I start on 4th Sep, and duely returned all the forms but am still waiting on that final letter of confirmation. The letter accompanying the joining pack said that the offer of a place was subject to official and medical clearances, I know that the official side will be fine but what does the final medical clearance entail? Could it be simply receipt of the 'I have not contracted any illnesses since AIB' form, or is it the medical results/medical records check?
If anybody can put me out of my misery I'd greatly appreciate it, the waiting (and not knowing why I'm waiting) is killing me
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I have had my letter of final confirmation from the MoD! I am unsure on what they do exactly but I think if nothing came up on your'e medical you should be ok. I hope that you'll be ok! Hope to see you at BRNC. Let me know how you get on with your'e final letter!
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Do the AIB check up on an applicants URNU history even if he/she doesn't use the CO as a reference?
A mate
of mine was politely asked to leave after a rather drunken moment between himself and a female UAS student at Trafalgar night. However, it was during the 4th year of my time on the URNU and wont be using the CO as a reference (obviously!). Will this raise any eyebrows? And do they automatically check up on your history if you used to be an URNU student?
Thanks for any help from a slightly embarrassed, ex URNU, pilot wannabe, who has just graduated!
A mate
of mine was politely asked to leave after a rather drunken moment between himself and a female UAS student at Trafalgar night. However, it was during the 4th year of my time on the URNU and wont be using the CO as a reference (obviously!). Will this raise any eyebrows? And do they automatically check up on your history if you used to be an URNU student?Thanks for any help from a slightly embarrassed, ex URNU, pilot wannabe, who has just graduated!
