Fancy rejoining....
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I believe that the RAF are trying to set up rearcrew aircrew reserves at RAF Waddington (funny old thing, it's not all about FJ pilots).
It's been 'setting up' for a while and doesn't seem to be gathering much traction for whatever reasons. I think it's a sqn ldr blanket stacker who is running with it...
It's been 'setting up' for a while and doesn't seem to be gathering much traction for whatever reasons. I think it's a sqn ldr blanket stacker who is running with it...
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I had a reserve role for 9 years after retiring from regular service. The essential difference was control of my programme. I had a forward plan of events. I would then add my own plans to the calendar. Barring emergencies my diary was fixed. Control of ones own activities is an essential for a work/life balance.
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Rigga, well said, glad someone else is also putting over the engineering side of things, I do wonder what rank one would have to hold in the RAF to be a C certing engineer to recommend a C of A renewal and issuance of an ARC without any physical input or inspection from anyone else... Wing Commander?
Similar what rank you would need to hold to write and approve a maintenance programme for an aircraft type with no input from anyone.
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Similar what rank you would need to hold to write and approve a maintenance programme for an aircraft type with no input from anyone.
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Sadly I suspect the majority of takers will be those who for one reason or another either have failed to make a successful transition to civvy street, were over promoted in the service and can't regain the status they one had (and believe they deserve) or were in a non-transferable skills job in the RAF in the first place.
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I remember the cull of the Chief Tech rank in the 70's and resulting exodus of those who were any good and knew they would make it on the outside leaving a lot of those that knew they wouldn't, one wonders if this was the case at the last culls and that is one of the reasons why this has come about.
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The cull certainly did me a favour, Nutty. A wodge of money in the bank, a pension at 37 and a 20 year career in IT, from which I retired with another pension and money in the bank!
I can understand why the cull was necessary, on my Britannia shift at BZN in the AFE trade there were 3 C/techs, 4 Sgts, a corporal or two, 1J/T couple of SAC's..Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians was never truer.
It seems manpower planners never get it right.
I can understand why the cull was necessary, on my Britannia shift at BZN in the AFE trade there were 3 C/techs, 4 Sgts, a corporal or two, 1J/T couple of SAC's..Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians was never truer.
It seems manpower planners never get it right.
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On the VC10 line engine desk we had 1 Chief, 1 Sgt, 2 Corporals, 2 JT's, 3 SAC's and LAC's to look after 10 Tens....... Which is 50 engines plus the fuel systems.
Rigga, well said, glad someone else is also putting over the engineering side of things, I do wonder what rank one would have to hold in the RAF to be a C certing engineer to recommend a C of A renewal and issuance of an ARC without any physical input or inspection from anyone else... Wing Commander?
Similar what rank you would need to hold to write and approve a maintenance programme for an aircraft type with no input from anyone.
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Similar what rank you would need to hold to write and approve a maintenance programme for an aircraft type with no input from anyone.
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I was also the SOLE signatory for Maintenance Extensions, One-Off Auths, MOR responses and the direct CAA contact for 9 design, flight and maintenance departments. All with a brilliant team of four+me.
Remind me...what does a Wing Commander do again?
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Riggs, all of that of course
In his overseeing position
There was a Wg Cdr Eng at Coningsby, Matt Ferguson?, who had worked in Arabia and Antarctica, joined the RAF, got his wing and then retired on the grounds that the next tours would not be fun. I suspect he was a real engineer.
In his overseeing position
There was a Wg Cdr Eng at Coningsby, Matt Ferguson?, who had worked in Arabia and Antarctica, joined the RAF, got his wing and then retired on the grounds that the next tours would not be fun. I suspect he was a real engineer.
Pontius,
There was a chap in Spain, Ferdinand Magellan?, who worked in the East Indies, commanded five vessels and circumnavigated the globe before dying on the grounds that some Phillippeans put a spear into him.
I suspect he was a real navigator.
There was a chap in Spain, Ferdinand Magellan?, who worked in the East Indies, commanded five vessels and circumnavigated the globe before dying on the grounds that some Phillippeans put a spear into him.
I suspect he was a real navigator.
GT, I think Papa Dolmio was talking about the groundcrew 'returnees'.
While returning crew might dream of punching holes in the sky again and enjoying banter in the Mess - it is likely to be far less glamorous for returning JRs and NCOs who may end up manning the gates or handing out bedding....the jobs full-timers don't like.
While returning crew might dream of punching holes in the sky again and enjoying banter in the Mess - it is likely to be far less glamorous for returning JRs and NCOs who may end up manning the gates or handing out bedding....the jobs full-timers don't like.
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Riggs indeed. More individual control which I enjoyed in my final years of regular service. Pinged for a secondary duty I asked for TORs, those things you only ever write up for a successor. These never materialised and eventually got a call from hand brake house. Told her my career aspiration was to retire in 12 months..
Do those on career trajectories actively seek demanding secondary duties?
Do those on career trajectories actively seek demanding secondary duties?
Do those on career trajectories actively seek demanding secondary duties?
Planning trips to Malta, Mauritius etc. Really ground me down
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Secondary Duty career progression can help pad the old F1369, though.
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RAF Committee
Command Secretary
RAF Assistant Secretary
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... and on retirement, RAF Secretary & Treasurer [paid!].
In total I spent 28 years on the Committee in one role or another, just one year less than my RAF service!
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RAF Committee
Command Secretary
RAF Assistant Secretary
RAF Vice-Chairman
... and on retirement, RAF Secretary & Treasurer [paid!].
In total I spent 28 years on the Committee in one role or another, just one year less than my RAF service!
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Does anyone have any idea how negotiable the offer to rejoin is?
Is it a case, as I suspect, of the mil looking at your last service and offering (or not) a 'take it or leave it' package, or is there a negotiation to be had. Can an interested party 'barter' as one might in a 'real' contract negotiation ie. 'I would consider rejoining but I want such-and-such a rank, pay, posting etc'.
I assume the mil are reasonably desperate to actively go after ex- serving people...but how desperate?
Is it a case, as I suspect, of the mil looking at your last service and offering (or not) a 'take it or leave it' package, or is there a negotiation to be had. Can an interested party 'barter' as one might in a 'real' contract negotiation ie. 'I would consider rejoining but I want such-and-such a rank, pay, posting etc'.
I assume the mil are reasonably desperate to actively go after ex- serving people...but how desperate?
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I would imagine they will use the old recruitment tactics, promise you the earth until they have your signature..... Ohhhhhh and look out for the shilling in the bottom of your glass.