And the Best Job in the RAF is.....?
 

Just had a couple of minutes to myself, and I was wondering what the very best job in the RAF would be. What would be the best balance of FUN, TIME OFF, WORKLOAD etc, irrespective of pay and promotion prospects.

For me, Best Job: If money was no issue I think a PTI on a small station would allow a suitable amount of downtime, with lots of jollies to hot places on exped, wearing a tracksuit to work and generally being appreciated when you let everybody pass the Fitness test without even getting changed (at least that's the way I'd do it).

Worst job: Fast Jet Avionics; always going wrong, lots of nights, lots of pressure, little thanks :(

Mover Washington DC - 3 hour day if there are any movements

Edited to add 'that's what I heard'

Ops Clerk on 17sqn (mid 90's) - never had a better job since !!
.... the above may be influenced by the Warsteiner Tinted spectacles and it being Friday afternoon

Customer satisfaction liaison officer for JPA. You don't even have to bother turning up for work!

I reckon pilot 100 Sqn has to be right up there - apart from Leeming being in the middle of nowhere!

It's got to be anything to do with either the Red's or that white elephant Typhoon, both swan round the world going to airshows and neither are ever going to war......seems like a pretty good deal to me:ok:

all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced

Got to be RAF Copper.

Shiny Barrier
New Speed Gun
Intelligent conversation with Partner (Woof!)

Unless of course, that's too passe and you are too self important to demean yourself with these duties.

More LAter;
'J' Bloke!!:cool:

Quite simple - fighter boss, BBMF.

I used to hear a story about Movers and G.E.'s sending postcards from exotic locations around the world to the Tyre Bay at RAF Marham.

Apparently it was (un)officialy recognised as the worst posting in the RAF.

:)

CC

Best job?

Got to be GR4 aircrew, you even get to make engineering decisions and not have those horrible technicians touch the aircraft and break it!:oh: :\ :}

Worst Job?

Anything not directly involved in putting aircraft in the sky……. Pick your own definition.

Affirmatron. Ps as a Fairy thanks for the vote.:ok:

RAFLO Travis

No work, loads of time off and LOA for the hardship of living in California.

His Sgt works his Rs off though.

These Movts officer posts always looked good to me!

Although I can't say I've been all that badly done for in my own career!

Hawkman

SAR Winchman. What I always wanted to be but too short sighted for Aircrew.

Reds Circus Team.

RAFLO Honolulu must have been good.

Used to be an aircrew slot, so the story goes, then taken over by a Movements Officer - who had the post disestablished...:rolleyes: .

VC10/VC10K AT/AAR QFI was once one of the best ME posts going - until the idiot Kelvin Rucksack ruined things in 2000.

What! Spent most of my 'career' on maritime...Compared to our main posting at the moment Leeming is a dream shot!

I'd have to agree with previous people about certain RAFLO locations and the workload I perceive they cope with....

Not RAF but the RN have a pretty good one in the RNLO lodged at Key West.

Dear Beagle and Hawkman,

would just like to pull you up (in a friendly manner of course) on your use of the term 'Movements Officer'.

It is worth noting that the Movements trade does not in fact have ANY of its own officers.

The officers who come and 'guest' within the Movements Trade are actually Supply Branch officers who attend the Defence Movements School (DMS) at Brize Norton and attain a Movements 'Q' annotation on completion of the course.

Granted, there are some Supply Officers who gravitate towards Movements and do actually spend their entire career guesting in the trade (usually to the detriment of rank progression), but most of those DAMO's and UKMAMS Team Leaders you may have had dealings with in the past are just ghosts in the trade.

Some figuratively 'rape' the trade for what they need (Movements tour tick in order to go back to blanket stacking and subsequent promotion) and those of that ilk are usually sussed out pretty quickly by 'real' Movers. A lot only come into the trade because of the 'Gucci' tours like the RAFLO slots around the world, or because they joined up to travel (well, they joined up as wannabe aircrew mostly but got cut!) and it is easier to travel and see the world as a Mover, than as OC SCAF at Stafford...

The problem with not having its 'own' officers in the Mov Trade is that quite understandably why would a JO put his neck on the line for the trade at the risk of affecting his own career path for a trade he/she may actually feel no real affection for as it is a 'means to an end'...

Hence why, come AT aircraft delays, you will very rarely see an officer stand in front of a packed departure lounge briefing 200 grunts as to WHY they are delayed, even though said officer KNOWS the reason why as his/her office is situated within Ops/ Eng Ops and Load Control.

Instead they 'hide' behind a young SAC from the Passenger section, not in full receipt of all the info behind the delay, and said young 'un winds the pax up because they believe HE is keeping information from them.

After this occurs, posts appear on Aarse, here, and other websites relating to 'Nazi Movers' as well as subsequent whinges about Mover inefficiency in crewrooms and bars throughout the world.

Bit of a tangent I know, but if the trade had its 'own' officers, they may care a bit more and be a bit more proactive in certain areas which may court controversy, rather than gliding through a Movements tour without sticking their head above the trench and taking fire along with the lads.

CC

ps RAFLO slots are indeed, the best jobs in the RAF IMO and I agree with all other posts made with reference to them!!

Beagle, re. RAFLO Hawaii, link to D-IFF-ident's comments about workload of the officer at Travis. Hawaii post similar and story goes that a VIP was met off ac by SNCO and VIP then challenged RAFLO over his absence and upshot was RAFLO being 'invited' to dis-establish his post.

Best posting I got was 1(F) in 1976 as new armourer, was in the carribean within two weeks, and then back and forth at 3 month intervals for two years. !what boss not more rum!

If no workload is the criteria and the RAFLO posts are not available then Akrotiri must come high up the list. No work, loads of sun, wine etc and aircraft not allowed to disturb the morning's peace.