Military Aircrew and Heart Murmur
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Good morning all,
Just a final update for you all, I had my second AFCO Medical and Passed. A huge sigh of relief and whilst only a very small and what may seem trivial success, it's certainly a step closer to achieving what I've wanted for 10 years.
Thank you all for your support.
Just a final update for you all, I had my second AFCO Medical and Passed. A huge sigh of relief and whilst only a very small and what may seem trivial success, it's certainly a step closer to achieving what I've wanted for 10 years.
Thank you all for your support.
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Good afternoon all;
Finally, some progress.
Cardiology appointment booked for 1st Aug (the earliest they can fit me in) and had an email from the AFCO ref FATS at Cranwell and I can still attend sit FATS whilst waiting for my Medical clearance. At least things are moving in a slow, but positive motion.
Finally, some progress.
Cardiology appointment booked for 1st Aug (the earliest they can fit me in) and had an email from the AFCO ref FATS at Cranwell and I can still attend sit FATS whilst waiting for my Medical clearance. At least things are moving in a slow, but positive motion.
So you got the all clear on the heart issue... but how did the earlier aptitude tests go?
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I decided to push back FATS to Feb 2017. It was a decision I thought long and hard about as I didn't want to give the AFCO the impression I was just doing it for the sake of it, but after explaining to them that I wanted to first pass my AFCO medical & fitness test (so that it wasn't something extra on my mind) and to also ensure I felt as confident as possible to ensure the best results.
Hopefully, I should now have my fitness test within the next few weeks or by the end of the month, so once that's complete - I'll be ready and set to smash the FATS..............
...... That's the plan anyway, hopefully it'll stick to that :-D
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Top tip from me... do aptitude tests first - or at least as soon as you can.
If you reach the cutoff scores - they're valid for 12 months and you'll probably have at least 3 months to prepare for OASC; however, many fail at first attempt after which you'd have to wait 12 months before allowed another go!
Top tip from me... do aptitude tests first - or at least as soon as you can.
If you reach the cutoff scores - they're valid for 12 months and you'll probably have at least 3 months to prepare for OASC; however, many fail at first attempt after which you'd have to wait 12 months before allowed another go!
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Bugs_to_forty,
This will be my second attempt at the Aptitudes, sadly I didn't make the cut for WSOp last September (2015). My year surpassed early Sep, however, whilst waiting for Medical clearance - I decided (lots of umming and arring) to push it back to early 2017. Hopefully, it was a wise choice...............he says!
This will be my second attempt at the Aptitudes, sadly I didn't make the cut for WSOp last September (2015). My year surpassed early Sep, however, whilst waiting for Medical clearance - I decided (lots of umming and arring) to push it back to early 2017. Hopefully, it was a wise choice...............he says!
