Decent holds during flying training?

[Roland Pulfrew]

If you have your wings then there are a number of AEFs that could use your skills!! Free flying and colocated with a UAS

[Prop-Ed]

There are currently 3 holding officers with 39 Sqn in Las Vegas!

[backTOfront]

Talk about being lucky

I have had the fortune of holding in Cyprus and Japan. When I held in Cyprus I was at Air ops and is was pretty good. The Cyprus hold now is in the CAOC and is a rubbish hold now, heard this from some friends of mine who did it. That is unless you can get yourself on 84 Sqn.

As for Japan you have lucked out as I am the last RAF person holding here for the next few years. Best bets is to hold with one of the Herc squadrons as you get to do a bit of travelling.

The South Korea hold on the DMZ is also a good one. I have known a few people who did it. Another one to try is the Washington DC British Embassy. I have heard of some peolpe getting that, it included a free apartment and loads of money

[Op_Twenty]

Sort your hold out by calling or visiting the unit you wish to hold with. Get them to agree with it, then present it to the desk officer. Find out which sqn is next to go to Nellis (Vegas) and try and hitch a ride on AT, failing that call FRADU, they are a great bunch of guys with some serious FJ experience and Culdrose is a lovely Wardroom. Holding at BRNC Dartmouth would be fun too, Dartmouth has a few nice bars, a little remote but you could do worse, quote 'jointery' to the deskie. Avoid anything to do with Cranwell. Depending on how long your hold is there's almost definately a holding Ops job at Valley, not too sure which Sqn though. Call and ask.

Grab any flying experience you can whilst you're still enthusiastic - Best of luck mate.

[BluntM8]

Terrane do a good 2000hrs+ holding badge for today's tea bitches!

Yes, but remember that the typical hold length nowadays is only 2-3 months, and to accrue 2000 hrs holding at a rate of 8 hrs a day it would take at least 8 months. You wouldn't wear a 1000 hrs badge unless you were entitled, so why wear a badge saying you've been holding for longer than you have? To those of us who held for much much longer, you'll look daft!

Blunty.

Bait cast...

[The Real Slim Shady]

Ah, the inefficiency of the military: even 30 years on can't organise a piss up in a brewery never mind something as straightforward as flying training.

[Phil_R]

Why don't they put the opportunity to do all this stuff in the recruiting ads?

[caligula]

RAFAT

If you're GDP, RAFAT will almost certainly offer some back seat flying opportunities and an insight into the whole of the FJ community. Don't go for supposed good deals in the winter though - you're unlikely to leave Lincolnshire!