AAC Rotary Training

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

Or more likely crab/wafu/squaddie, most civilians refer to anything in cam gear as a squaddie

[Backwards PLT]

Excellent, just the sort of discussion I was looking for!

[orgASMic]

Merely trying to point out that members of the esteemed FAA are 'WAFUs' not 'Fish-heads', old boy. Do lighten up.

[teeteringhead]

To be (ever so slightly) serious,when one was last in MoD the SNCO vs Officer pilot thing was being studied (probably has been a few times since!).

It was found that the (slight) extra cost of the RAF zob was outweighed by his/her longer average service - ISTR about 5 years longer on average (then).

But then lots of 22 year time served Hairy Arm Corps turn up as Crab occifers anyway ........ Don't know how they figure in the stats .....

[orgASMic]

Indeed. There was a time in the late 90s when the RAF was deliberately targetting AAC ssgt and WO2 QHIs for transfer to commissioned service.