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All arms course?

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There is nothing wrong with you wanting to do the AACC but as has been said on above, get your primary trade sorted first.

If I was your line manager (from the above you are an AMM?) I would not release you for the course. You get posted to your first Sqn and are there for about 18 months tops. It takes about that long to get you to a decent level where you can do your job and the Sqn gets 6 months of fully productive work out of you. To release you for the AACC would basically mean you would be a burden on your Sqn for your entire first tour and would be taking training resources that you would not have time to pay back.

The only way it would work would be to use you as a tool stores/gate guard bitch for your time as an AMM, that would then put you at a disadvantage when back for your FT as well as being a waste of money training you as an AMM in the first place.

Revisit the idea again when trained as a Techie with a bit of time at your second unit under your belt.
 
IIRC you just can't ruck up and do the course
You need to have a role within the brigade
I think the only RAF people I've seen with green lid and dagger are Rapier Techs when they had them and Raf Reg on exchange

The R.N. provide Aircraft mechanics and the Army everything else
Like the Parachute course you apply do the course and are then posted to he brigade
You don't get posted beck to your own unit unless your part of a Sqn that operates in the brigade such as 30 Comando R.A. or D Sqn HCR who are the armoured Recce for 16AA

Highly unlikely you would go and do the course without a role to serve in
 
I was only after information regarding the training etc. The pre joining is a 8 hour tab over dartmoor or somthing.. Seems somthing to work towards for future years if you know what a mean.... A wasn't expecting go rock up an crack on with it.... I think half of yous are missing the point
 
Dandontthink said:
.. A wasn't expecting go rock up an crack on with it.... I think half of yous are missing the point
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It's YOU isn't it?

Go rock up? Half of yous? And you're an AMM?

Is it possible that our Kevin/Dale is getting a little bored?


TW
 
he_who_dares_rodney said:
IIRC you just can't ruck up and do the course
You need to have a role within the brigade
I think the only RAF people I've seen with green lid and dagger are Rapier Techs when they had them and Raf Reg on exchange

The R.N. provide Aircraft mechanics and the Army everything else
Like the Parachute course you apply do the course and are then posted to he brigade
You don't get posted beck to your own unit unless your part of a Sqn that operates in the brigade such as 30 Comando R.A. or D Sqn HCR who are the armoured Recce for 16AA

Highly unlikely you would go and do the course without a role to serve in
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As Dave ex fairy said, an ex FJ sqn OC did the All Arms Commando Course prior to him taking command of that unit. He was on gardening leave otherwise.

Rumour has it that whilst he was down at STC, wearing the beloved green hat, some Star rank told him to take the thing off (because he shouldn't have been wearing it!) Having not taken a cold spare, he was later ambushed by another Star, questioning where was his head attitire!!:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
I Look Like Kevin Costner said:
As Dave ex fairy said, an ex FJ sqn OC did the All Arms Commando Course prior to him taking command of that unit. He was on gardening leave otherwise.

Rumour has it that whilst he was down at STC, wearing the beloved green hat, some Star rank told him to take the thing off (because he shouldn't have been wearing it!) Having not taken a cold spare, he was later ambushed by another Star, questioning where was his head attitire!!:PDT_Xtremez_30:
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He may well be an exeption
My point was that you actually need a role on the Brigade to qualify for the course in the first place

If he wasn't serving on the Brigade then by rights shouldn't be wearing his Green Lid
Units attached to 3 Commando Bgde should wear a Green Lid when with the Brigade but revert to normal headress when back at parent unit

Para units should do like wise
Old timers will remember the "Bulb" which Para trained personel used to wear after P coy and jumps if they weren't posted to a Para unit

Fitness wise then the standards are normaly on the net

IIRC (from P coy tests) you apply
The unit that is Para trained i.e. D Sqn HCR run a beat up course
Once the PTI's are convinced that you are fit enough they send you off on a P Coy course
You then do 2 and a half weeks build up before test week

Be careful what you wish for know someone who appllied to do all arms P Coy as an 18 y.o. Trooper and got it as a 34 y.o. Staffy
 
RAF Bird said:
No you dont. It is normally the case however excetions are made (though the exceptions are generally for officers)
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That's what I waas saying
I would imagine it would be very difficult for an LAC / SAC non Reg to get on a course without a role in the Brigade
If he couldn't carry out his trade what would hey do wth him

Sandbags are cheaper and don't squeal when you shoot into them
 
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