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Air Force Air Stewards
Information sought please......
I have been Cabin Crew for for various Commercial Airlines for 10 years now and fancy something completely different,
Having browsed the RAF website I have noticed that they are recruiting Air Stewards/Stewards. I have called the recruitment line and they are sending me the relevant forms to fill out in relation to this position.
Can anyone tell me any more information on this role??
Are you based anywhere in particular IE Brize Norton? Do you have to live on site? What kind of Interviews/tests do u have to Complete etc etc
Any info would be really great, I see they fly the TriStar, I use to work on the Tristar for 5 years so thats a start lol
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HLB
I have been Cabin Crew for for various Commercial Airlines for 10 years now and fancy something completely different,
Having browsed the RAF website I have noticed that they are recruiting Air Stewards/Stewards. I have called the recruitment line and they are sending me the relevant forms to fill out in relation to this position.
Can anyone tell me any more information on this role??
Are you based anywhere in particular IE Brize Norton? Do you have to live on site? What kind of Interviews/tests do u have to Complete etc etc
Any info would be really great, I see they fly the TriStar, I use to work on the Tristar for 5 years so thats a start lol
Kind Regards
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Highlifeboy,
Apply for WSOp if you want something completely different. If you just do air steward you may end up cleaning plates in a mess for a few years before you go to Brize. As a WSOp you'll become a Sgt after about 12 weeks and get the chance to go on lots of different platforms.
But, if I was you I would stay with the airlines as you don't get to sit in the desert, get shot at and the women on airlines are a lot lot lot lot better looking
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Apply for WSOp if you want something completely different. If you just do air steward you may end up cleaning plates in a mess for a few years before you go to Brize. As a WSOp you'll become a Sgt after about 12 weeks and get the chance to go on lots of different platforms.
But, if I was you I would stay with the airlines as you don't get to sit in the desert, get shot at and the women on airlines are a lot lot lot lot better looking
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http://www.raf.mod.uk/careers/jobs/aircrew.cfm
Have a look at that mate, it will explain it far better than I could. I've been a WSOP (ew) mate for many years and it can be very rewarding. I'm sure you'll find it more interesting than air steward, there is a bit more to it. They are crying out for WSops at the moment.
Have a look at that mate, it will explain it far better than I could. I've been a WSOP (ew) mate for many years and it can be very rewarding. I'm sure you'll find it more interesting than air steward, there is a bit more to it. They are crying out for WSops at the moment.
There would be flying positions at Brize Norton and a few at Northolt, though air stewards can serve anywhere that the RAF does, since they "Run dining rooms, bars in Officers' and Sergeants' Messes" as well as being responsible for in-flight meals and safety. You'd have no choice as to where you'd be stationed, and no guarantee of getting a flying post - but you might be able to express a preference, and your prior experience might give you a better chance of getting the job you want.
You'd be expected to 'live in' during training (I guess you'd be doing a short 'square-bashing' course at Halton, before trade training, also at Halton).
You'd then be free to 'live out' once trained, I suspect.
The RAF Careers website says:
"Stewards run dining rooms and bars in Officers’ and Sergeants’ Messes. Trained in silver service, you’ll serve food and drinks to hotel and club standards, making sure that your customers have everything they need. As an RAF Steward you’ll cover a far larger field of professional experience than your civilian counterparts could ever hope for: running dining rooms, bars and reception offices in Officers’ and Sergeants’ Messes, working in field dining rooms and accommodation.
Training
If you lack qualifications you can join as an unqualified Steward and be trained at the RAF’s Catering Training Squadron. If you join with qualifications, you’ll start your professional work significantly higher in the RAF’s rank and pay structure.'
But if you want something different, why not consider Air Loadmaster?
You'd be expected to 'live in' during training (I guess you'd be doing a short 'square-bashing' course at Halton, before trade training, also at Halton).
You'd then be free to 'live out' once trained, I suspect.
The RAF Careers website says:
"Stewards run dining rooms and bars in Officers’ and Sergeants’ Messes. Trained in silver service, you’ll serve food and drinks to hotel and club standards, making sure that your customers have everything they need. As an RAF Steward you’ll cover a far larger field of professional experience than your civilian counterparts could ever hope for: running dining rooms, bars and reception offices in Officers’ and Sergeants’ Messes, working in field dining rooms and accommodation.
Training
If you lack qualifications you can join as an unqualified Steward and be trained at the RAF’s Catering Training Squadron. If you join with qualifications, you’ll start your professional work significantly higher in the RAF’s rank and pay structure.'
But if you want something different, why not consider Air Loadmaster?
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