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What careers do Ex-Navs generally go for? No vested interest, just curious how they adapt after doing such a specialised job which has no obvious equivalent in civilian life.
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Well I suppose it's difficult for them too and also a host of other military specialists. I mention Navs because I did know quite a few and have often wondered how they faired after leaving the RAF
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OK post number two wasn't clear until you said that... 
I was once told by an Air Force man that Navigators are smarter than Pilots - but they don't tell the Pilots that... LOL!!
I had a lobotomy and became a pilot
I was once told by an Air Force man that Navigators are smarter than Pilots - but they don't tell the Pilots that... LOL!!
Question that always annoyed navs; (of the toom variety, many of us 2 winged master race were ex Hunter or frightning in the early days)
I have two thousand hours without a Nav, how many do you have without a pilot?
I have two thousand hours without a Nav, how many do you have without a pilot?
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I thought they went to the ground schools to teach pilots what navigators knew all the time.
Spend my time now trying to find out one of the great mysteries of life - how did that hook come about?
Spend my time now trying to find out one of the great mysteries of life - how did that hook come about?
I am not an ex-navigator - I still put navigator down as my occupation on forms what ask you that. I have been heavily involved in both rotary and fixed wing operations (taught myself helicopter performance, which makes your head hurt and comes across as bad science fiction), airfield operations, GPS mapping, approach procedure design, airspace design and all sorts of obscure subjects that require consulting on.... 
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Head the Gulf Veterans Branch of the RBL
Write books.
Become civil servants.
Know where they are going.
And I am with Reynolds. I love the reminder posted a few fays ago - qualified in air navigation. You cannot become unqualified, like a doctor. You can lose currency but even so, in the right place the skills may still be used.
Write books.
Become civil servants.
Know where they are going.
And I am with Reynolds. I love the reminder posted a few fays ago - qualified in air navigation. You cannot become unqualified, like a doctor. You can lose currency but even so, in the right place the skills may still be used.
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Presuming your question is a serious one and not a troll.
Still mates with many “ex navs” who I flew with who were exceedingly competent guys. I am, and always was, rather irked by the pompous “I’m better than you because I fly in a different seat” line taken by a few rather shallow (and normally predictable) individuals.
Not a single one of the guys I know has left the mob and bombed out employment wise. More than a couple sorted out licences (one is now a chief training capt), many moved into the defence contractor industry in a wide range of roles (Warton employ several navs for their fleet). Guys who did the Aerosystems course seem to pop up in many quite interesting areas. Some have moved into the UAV industry, I know of some who are with the CAA and of a couple who are MoD civvies.
In fact, thinking about it, they seem to move into a far more diverse range of jobs than the average pilot does and are probably doing better than I will!
But hey why spoil the myth!
Still mates with many “ex navs” who I flew with who were exceedingly competent guys. I am, and always was, rather irked by the pompous “I’m better than you because I fly in a different seat” line taken by a few rather shallow (and normally predictable) individuals.
Not a single one of the guys I know has left the mob and bombed out employment wise. More than a couple sorted out licences (one is now a chief training capt), many moved into the defence contractor industry in a wide range of roles (Warton employ several navs for their fleet). Guys who did the Aerosystems course seem to pop up in many quite interesting areas. Some have moved into the UAV industry, I know of some who are with the CAA and of a couple who are MoD civvies.
In fact, thinking about it, they seem to move into a far more diverse range of jobs than the average pilot does and are probably doing better than I will!
But hey why spoil the myth!
For what its worth, I was grounded medically, left, did a degree in rural estate management, managed a rural estate, got chartered as a surveyor, went into the army, left and now work as a surveyor again. I still get a hankering to fly but to be honest, the army was in many ways more rewarding due to the management of men. Property pays the bills and keeps Mrs Maxibon in high quality kitchen appliances and utensils whilst the two boys are down for a decent schooling.
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wokkameister and zero/zero have correctly identified a good career route for ex navs and should consider the field of careers advice as they have demonstrated some shrewd judgement here.
As they have implied McDonalds is a world class company and the ex nav's experience and management skills would nicely match those required to manage and develop a highly lucrative franchise(s).
As they have implied McDonalds is a world class company and the ex nav's experience and management skills would nicely match those required to manage and develop a highly lucrative franchise(s).