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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2015, 19:50
Replies: 29
Views: 5,989
Posted By 3portdrift

Currently taking HMRC to the Adjudicator for...

Currently taking HMRC to the Adjudicator for exactly this problem. Over 4 tax years and 2 interim jobs, they have failed to put pension and salary information together and recoup tax on the element...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2009, 10:54
Replies: 9
Views: 1,972
Posted By 3portdrift

Right to leave on marriage

Women haven't had the right to leave on marriage since at least early 1988. I remember having a specific brief on the rule change when down at OASC because it was sufficiently new that the paperwork...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2008, 21:21
Replies: 11
Views: 1,625
Posted By 3portdrift

AR

The key is, why weren't you warned at the 6 month point that someone in the chain of command wasn't happy with your performance?

I know of a successful redress of a 2nd RO who disagreed with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2008, 21:57
Replies: 15
Views: 2,852
Posted By 3portdrift

Different Age Limits

It's a combination of aptitude and population size. Say the peak aptitude for Aircrew occurs at about the age of 22/23. There will be some people who have the aptitude at 18 and some still who have...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2008, 19:28
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

Making a case

In my opinion, you are focussing on totally the wrong thing. There is no real issue about amortizing training costs etc, the RAF seems to be able to pretty much shuffle a persons terms of Service to...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2008, 18:28
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

Pilot at 30

Probably the only thing that is going to get you a place is if you ace the pilot aptitude tests at OASC. In order to do that you have to get to OASC and sit the tests. You are right in your...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2008, 15:25
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

2.2/3rd

BUPA

They won't care much. So long as you don't tell them that you drank your potential away and dream up some credible other activity like UAS, Uni sports etc. As Pontius was trying to point...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2008, 21:08
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

PC Dates

It is your 40th birthday or 18 years service, whichever is the LATER. So if you join before your 22nd birthday, your exit date will be your 40th birthday, if you join after your 22nd birthday, it...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2008, 14:54
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

WSOp

A bit misleading there PN, or perhaps just over zealous in trying to get someone sign up :)

Being an Airman would not give you a much greater chance of 'becoming' NCA - surely the stats show that...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2007, 14:27
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

Depression and Flying

Wouldn't be an automatic exclusion. Expect to be asked about it, but if the depression was tied to some specific, one-off life event, it would probably not be a problem. You can only offer up the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2007, 14:36
Replies: 23
Views: 5,001
Posted By 3portdrift

SERE

SERE = Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Extraction.

Mr Burns - If you'd worked much with the Danish, Norwegians or Swedes you'd probably have noticed that their command of the English language...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2007, 10:38
Replies: 23
Views: 5,001
Posted By 3portdrift

SERE

It's much the same set up as BV mentioned on the ME and RW units as well. SERE is run on a tri-service basis, and there is (or certainly was until recently) an SO2 SERE at Air Command, RAF High...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2007, 19:54
Replies: 4
Views: 2,942
Posted By 3portdrift

The Colin Cummings book records on Pg 264 as...

The Colin Cummings book records on Pg 264 as follows:

Date: 01-Jul-52
Serial: FX416
Aircraft: Harvard T2B
Unit: 5FTS
Place: Indiva Rhodesia
Casualties: 1

A few minutes after take off...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2007, 15:26
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

DV for all FJ and certain RW and ME posts with a...

DV for all FJ and certain RW and ME posts with a parent from Algeria?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2007, 14:43
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

Take a look at the conversations going on on The...

Take a look at the conversations going on on The Student Room, Armed Forces site. Seems that the 5 new tests have just given some experienced UAS hands a severe drubbing. There seem to be 5 new...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2007, 19:00
Replies: 15
Views: 2,333
Posted By 3portdrift

Candidates for OASC are told that they are being...

Candidates for OASC are told that they are being held to the highest standards and many of them try to prepare accordingly. However they have very little access to the truth about the greys in an...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2007, 23:52
Replies: 15
Views: 2,333
Posted By 3portdrift

Except that it's just the sort of (generic)...

Except that it's just the sort of (generic) question that OASC might ask a wannabe pilot candidate. And not being satisfied with the confused and conflicting answers available, even on military...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2007, 13:37
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

I think a better answer would be - go and see...

I think a better answer would be - go and see your AFCO and discuss your options and the best timing. You say you are in the middle of your degree, but we are at the start of the academic year, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2007, 17:45
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

Higher Level Degrees

"Bear in mind that an Hons degree could then be used to study for an MSc, before or after leaving, which should be valuable. A non-graduate can't access that level of learning."

The Higher Level...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2007, 11:32
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

In-Service Degrees

A degree of what value though? I don't mean that in the elitist sense of 'a degree from XXX institution is worthless', but more in terms of why you should need a degree and in what subject?

A...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2007, 08:43
Replies: 2
Views: 1,479
Posted By 3portdrift

D120A Thanks for that, you have given some...

D120A

Thanks for that, you have given some leads so that I can go back and ask more specific questions of those that remember said Uncle and what he did during his time in the Service.

3PD
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Mar 2007, 15:07
Replies: 2
Views: 1,479
Posted By 3portdrift

WW11 period Accident Investigation

A rummage through some old family records has turned up a desk nameplate for an uncle who was a Flt Lt Engineer in the RAF during WW11. Family memories recall that he worked in the Accident...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2007, 13:59
Replies: 55
Views: 9,276
Posted By 3portdrift

Bold move Fray - you be yourself when online and...

Bold move Fray - you be yourself when online and don't be shy about who and what you are.

You do know what the internet convention wrt using "i" rather than "I" means don't you?
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2007, 10:54
Replies: 46
Views: 9,407
Posted By 3portdrift

I understood that the delay was to accommodate...

I understood that the delay was to accommodate late promotions to Sqn Ldr so that the full 3 years could be served in order to secure the increased pension, but still leave you with an option. So if...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2007, 22:37
Replies: 46
Views: 9,407
Posted By 3portdrift

Option Point notification

I received a letter at about two years to go, telling me I had to make the decision by 1 year to go, or forgo my option point. There was a tear off slip at the bottom which I returned to PMA...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2007, 22:31
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,926
Posted By 3portdrift

BTECs

You might like to check out the following to find out the detail of BTEC equivalence. I'm afraid I can't find the link, but I did get it originally from the internet/google.

GUIDE TO UK SCHOOL...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2007, 18:23
Replies: 7
Views: 1,924
Posted By 3portdrift

Facebook

First of all, it has to be assumed that you haven't put anything online that you aren't prepared to live with. If that is the case, then the advice when I was last involved was that you should know...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2006, 21:07
Replies: 11
Views: 1,102
Posted By 3portdrift

AFCO Postcode Lottery

Are you sure that you are allocated an AFCO based on your postcode? Never heard of that myself. I'd say just get yourself along to the AFCO that deals with you in the more constructive manner and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2006, 20:15
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,958,578
Posted By 3portdrift

Movers? What Movers?

Movers?

What Movers?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2006, 06:46
Replies: 139
Views: 39,933
Posted By 3portdrift

Speculation

Thanks for that Flip, some very good points to mull over. Any news about BOI timings/reports filtering out yet?

I have to say, whatever the cause of the fire, it does look like a classic case of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2006, 22:12
Replies: 139
Views: 39,933
Posted By 3portdrift

Speculation

I have no handle on the scuttlebut at Lye, where no doubt the facts are known to some, but I wonder why the tyre explosion idea is being dismissed? My recollection of tyre/heavy braking problems is...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2006, 10:18
Replies: 11
Views: 2,100
Posted By 3portdrift

Abo WSO slots

I've been out of the loop for a couple of years, but I think there are still abo slots on the Herc for the time being. Of course this will change when it is clear that the A400M is going to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2006, 07:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,100
Posted By 3portdrift

Rotary WSOs

I understand that WSOs are being phased out from the rotary fleet. Presumably there will be a few around for a while until the pilot cadre is built up, but no ab initios taken in any more.

As...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2006, 18:07
Replies: 8
Views: 1,763
Posted By 3portdrift

Kemble

Kemble has an airshow on this w/e I think.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2005, 22:49
Replies: 25
Views: 3,331
Posted By 3portdrift

Leaving before ROS completed

My experience was as follows. On a course with an 18 month ROS. Submitted paperwork to take my 38/16 option which would have given a maximum of 5 months ROS. Paperwork all completed well in...
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