TV Documentary, AIB and entry process?
 

Some years ago there was a TV documentary on the Officer selection process of the RN.

A friend of mine is about to go through this process and that documentary will be far more current than my wilting ancient memories.

Anyone remember it, links, copies, alternative info on AIB and beyond etc?

If you can't find it you could always watch a few episodes of Queer as Folk, Sex In the City and anything with Graham Norton. Should be good enough

Sorry Flaps, shot over...no comprendo.
Your expertise on the AIB is what, precisely?



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Helpful posts to assist a young hopeful's career much appreciated.

Agaricus bisporus - try PMing cobaltfrog - he's up to speed on the process, serving RN (P) and was at BRNC as the course officer for the Air contingent.

My time at AIB as a successful interviewee was in 1978 :ok:

AIB
 

Agaricus,


I have just been through the AIB process for Pilot, and passed. Pre-AIB, your friend will be called for an interview with his Area Careers Liaison Officer, where he/she will watch the current AIB dvd. The dvd gives a good impression of what it is really like at the AIB. I'm sure your friend maybe able to get hold of a copy from the local careers office, either to have or on a loan. There are no secrets at the AIB, so if you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

I wish your friend all the best in his attempt to join the Senior Service.


All the best,


Nick:ok:

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Oh dear have a senior moment did we?

Respect your elders...Dinky 747:p

MOG

Whilst we are at it, does anyone have a link to those DVD's that were being produced on how to Join the RN/RAF etc....

Can't understand why (A)nyone (I)nterested or (B)othered - should want to join the RN
Living out of a suitcase for months on end and hot bunking in dim lit spaces, constantly being dragged out of bed by the Tannoy for, "action stations" "man-overboard" or being woken up by "this is the captain speaking"
Join the RAF - beats working for a living!:)

You should goto your local AFCO first vec person. they will be able to give you all the information you need. Good luck with your application btw.:ok:

I believe it's quite different from when I did mine back in '92. Apparently they don't even have to get up for EMAs at Dartmouth these days!.:\

I'd love to go back there to see if my passing out photo is still displayed in the main drag.

I understood that the Photo's had been removed / Replaced or shifted elsewhere less conspicuous....

I also heard that they don't do Divisions anymore...is that true?

Having worked with the RAF for many years there are just two reasons for joining the RN instead of the RAF.
1. Uniform ...... Why would any youngster want to join the RAF when a) you all look like RAC Patrolmen b) You have to wear brown gloves, very 1940's. Instead of looking like a bag of s*it tied in the middle you could look like Tom Cruise (only a little taller).

2. When two or more servicemen get together and the 'When I Was In' dits start the RAF guys chips in with 'When I was in Scotland, Falklands, Iraq, Germany (no more), Cyprus' (for a VERY lucky few). Where as the the steely-eyed naval aviator chips in with 'When I was in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, California, Bora Bora, South Africa, Antartica, Tahiti, Chile, India, etc etc etc.

So there you have it, uniform and travel, simple really and you get paid the same (but with lashings of overseas allowances) as your RAF cousins do sitting in either dusty places, or some cold windy dump in the far outreaches of the UK that they try to justify as being 'quite nice really and only 8 hours from any decent civilisation'.

A picture tells a thousand words:

http://www.hrmconsultancy.net/pprune/brnc.jpg

I think you will find that the RAF AT Fleet have visited most of those destinations this year. Plus they dont have to be away for months on end to get there.

Bit difficult holding a decent cocktail party on the ramp of Albert, though. Not sure the Ambassador's nubile 18 year old daughter would turn up to that location :p

Cocktail party? What is wrong with Legends or the Step inn or Club twice? Cocktail parties pah!!!

I'm sure it's lovely on Bora Bora when you've been away from home for 6 months, you've just missed your kids first birthday AND you'll miss his christmas.
But never mind, you've still got endless hours of entertainment picking the weevils out of biscuits and popping down to the stokers mess to join them in a few fingers of rum and a quick round of freckles.

Naval brats get over, I did. Old man was away in HMS Hampshire's first commission for 18 months with 4 weeks alongside in Pompey half way through. I was 4 y/o. BSA and not coming home much in term time meant I saw him for six weeks in five years in my early teens. Great Dad though, and I think more of him for it, not less.

Nice picture. I don't remember that lake at Cranwell?