William "Call me Captain"
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Whereas any thread involving the Reds gets axed
Below the Glidepath - not correcting
Genuine question (and not about HRH's performance per se) - on RW what is the "normal" timescale from ab initio to PIC and what percentage of ab initios don't ever make the command seat in the RAF?
I don't know the percentages throughout RAF but it's very small on the SK. I had a co who never made capt but he went on to fly Tornadoes.
As for ab initio to pic, depends on role and any time spent holding. Took 3 yrs for me in early seventies to reach first sqn with an eleven month hold flying Chippies (so actually pic for those holding months!).
As for ab initio to pic, depends on role and any time spent holding. Took 3 yrs for me in early seventies to reach first sqn with an eleven month hold flying Chippies (so actually pic for those holding months!).
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Very well done Capt Wills. Brilliant stuff, taking the job seriously and doing the bizz. I am seriously impressed and so should anyone who knows anything about what is now required of him come hell or high water whilst he is in the job. I don't know of another Royal who has qualified as highly as Wills has, which makes this operational qualification all the more impressive. Very very well done!!
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'Grand old Duke of York'? Please tell us more or are you talking about Andy...? Not wishing to denigrate his Falklands involvement, I would nevertheless regard Will's qualification as much more demanding because of the nature of the job..........but wtf do I know..
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Best of luck, young sir.
SARTU (or whatever they call it these days) was always one of the hardest courses in the RAF.
Yellow-hatters always have had my respect . . . when the rest of us were considering stacking due weather, these guys were often getting ready to go.
Respect.
SARTU (or whatever they call it these days) was always one of the hardest courses in the RAF.
Yellow-hatters always have had my respect . . . when the rest of us were considering stacking due weather, these guys were often getting ready to go.
Respect.
I don't know of another Royal who has qualified as highly as Wills has ....
'Grand old Duke of York'? Please tell us more or are you talking about Andy ...?
Well, Dundiggin', after a little diggin', here are three you may have heard of, all of whom were awarded wings and also achieved sea command and thus also known as Captain:
Duke of Edinburgh HMS MAGPIE as Lieut Cdr 1950
Prince of Wales HMS BRONINGTON as Lieut 1976
Duke of York HMS COTTESMORE as Lieut Cdr 1993
Now you know!
Jack
'Grand old Duke of York'? Please tell us more or are you talking about Andy ...?
Well, Dundiggin', after a little diggin', here are three you may have heard of, all of whom were awarded wings and also achieved sea command and thus also known as Captain:
Duke of Edinburgh HMS MAGPIE as Lieut Cdr 1950
Prince of Wales HMS BRONINGTON as Lieut 1976
Duke of York HMS COTTESMORE as Lieut Cdr 1993
Now you know!
Jack
Two's in - 18 months to 2 years from leaving the OCU to operational Captain is the norm but can take longer. Only had 1 in 12 years on 22 Sqn that didn't make it eventually.
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