Granddaughter thoroughly enjoying training [really? GAS GAS GAS!] but shunted off a fortnight residential course, along with others, due to a Covid LFT. Will join next course halfway through rather than re-course, fortunately.

Oh, how frustrating for her! Still, she seems to be retaining her positive attitude, which is great to hear. 👍

UPDATE.
Passed Initial Force Protection Training Course 178, and a certificate to prove it ............... says she is really enjoying it.

Learning RAF-speak.

Unusual addition to a CV for a supply chain specialist!

Many congratulations to her, I know we get the mickey taken out of us but earning our mudguards is something we are all proud of.

Per Ardua (24 years done Rock)

Excellent news ... well done, Miss

I believe mudguards need one more step, probably quite soon. The end of course thrash was apparently long and noisy, as it should be.

Good to hear she is doing so well. :)

Thank you all!

At weekend she became covered in spectacular bruises, plus awarded squadron badge.Fitness test menu included :2 hours to achieve all of:
4km march with 18kg Bergen and 9.5kg rifle with webbing, then 2km run/ walk with 6kg day sack and rifle in18 minutes/ 16 repeats of prone then leopard crawl and sprint/ 110 kg man drag for 20m/ carry 2 x 22kg jerrycan 160 m.

Followed by an arduous debrief with Gpa.

At which Gpa wondered if he could ever have done that in his alleged prime. Surely it is a unisex test with those standards, as it should be.

She says mudguards require catching a speeding bullet in the teeth, jumping a 2 storey house from a 10m run-up, and holding her breath for 10 minutes.

YAY ... plus extra characters!

"Good on ya, girl!"

My understanding [I can check] is that this is RAF Regt. unisex Fitness standard ............. either that or a lot of fat blanket stackers might struggle.

I am sure a serving Rock will be a long to give chapter and verse.

As apologising is all the rage, I apologise to fat blanket stackers everywhere.

Those are the standards for reserve RAF Regt personnel.

Thank you.

I last did the tests in January, but off the top of my head, the weight carried is a few kilos more and the timings a few minutes less for the same distance, can't be more specific at the moment. The Reaction to Effective Enemy Fire phase has more shuttles. The man drag and Jerry Can carry are the same and a straight lift test is being introduced to simulate extracting a casualty from a vehicle. They're basically the same tests as the Army do now, age and gender doesn't matter, it's the same standard for everyone, great for the 20 year olds, not so good when you've been in 35 years! Come and join, it's great and not at all knackering, really, honest.

Update. G-daughter Gunner went to her employer [she is the Supply Chain Manager for a big rice firm] and said she was doing more and more of other people's work [as they resigned] so she wanted more money.
No.
Fast forward a month, she was criticised "you just turn up and do your job these days, try harder". BLX.

She applied for a much bigger and better paid job with a major food manufacturer as the Environmental Standards Manager. "What external interests do you have for developing your skills [she is just 25]. RAF Regiment reservist. Interviewers well impressed, and she has the job, £3000 rise, two days a a week WFH, short journey to work.

And really really enjoys the rough and tumble of training, only two girls left of the intake. Regarding firing the musket, good, and the Flight asked her if she had done shooting before.

Gpa gets frequent updates and photos, the wonders of Whatsapp.

Langleybaston Excellent news regarding her change of employer!