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Well its time for them to pull some names out of hats again I think?

Good luck to all of you who have collected enough tesco points to be on the board. (Except those of you who have only done 3 years in rank but never moved after you got your tapes!)

If anyone has any rumours on numbers, IM/ CIS tech breakdowns let us know as I know a few people who would be interested.

I have heard there has been some late promotions given out off the last board but looks like IMs only?
 
Not heard any rumours yet this year , think after last years farce with estimate wanting 60 then Chief clerks bulletin saying done 45 first 6 months and estimate 60 next 6 and then just staying at 45 they're keeping quiet.
Just have to wait and see, finishes soon think sitting mon - wed this week ( 25-27 Jun). Fingers crossed , off to Falklands next week so never know might get some news when there from some of the guys
 
Mug? said:
Well its time for them to pull some names out of hats again I think?

Good luck to all of you who have collected enough tesco points to be on the board. (Except those of you who have only done 3 years in rank but never moved after you got your tapes!)

If anyone has any rumours on numbers, IM/ CIS tech breakdowns let us know as I know a few people who would be interested.

I have heard there has been some late promotions given out off the last board but looks like IMs only?
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You're absolutely right about the 3 year thing (in spite of PMA telling people you have to have 5 years in rank now) What you failed to add was that you should also be extremely poor at your primary task because you have about 150 secondary duties. That'll get you picked up for certain.
 
breakdowns?

breakdowns?

As for enough seniority, At least three IMs I know would only have had 3/4 assesments on last board. Two Cis techs I know got told they would be picked up and only having 3 assesments.There seems little emphasis placed on experience now, just if you have had a few good years. Usually as webmaster.

As an aside how many people were 61st last year? I heard two lads claim to have been told they were 63rd on the last board. and quite a few others were told they were in the 60s on the list. Am I just fortunate to know such unlucky people?
 
Of the 2 CIS Techs (I think I know both of them) 1 has got his third (he's also a first class cnut btw)

The other missed out when they re-jigged the numbers they needed.

I was actually told by the nice desk person "Someone promoted after only 3 assesments? That can't be right...? No you must be wrong....."
 
I was told i was 61 off last years board - what is they're loads of that was in sixties!! Not even bothering to phone this time will wait and see again. Board finished today i think
 
Cosford

Cosford

I heard the slashing of posts at the centre of excellence, caused all the problems. Left a lot of lads with no jobs there, while places that needed them who were expecting guys further down the list missed out.

Would love to know the breakdown of IM slots to CIS tech slots.

Chatting about it at work rumour has it an IM got her third after 21/2 yrs in the job would have been 3 but had some time off for a baby.
Someone also told me about a guy in the sunny med getting picked up after only 2 full reports and an early 1 on posting overthere, specs, but how would the third get to the board if it sat in June and last assesment would have been october so did he get it on 2??? Not sure if he got chopped though.
 
I have had a whisper from a "source" that they are only looking for 19.

oh well......they continue to grind our morale into the dust..:PDT_Xtremez_25:
 
3Chordwonder said:
I have had a whisper from a "source" that they are only looking for 19.

oh well......they continue to grind our morale into the dust..
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Not only that but apparently, they are "offering promotion to IM Sgt for Cis Tech Cpls" in order to fill the IM posts.

Don't go IM, don't get promoted.
 
Quotas

Quotas

The PMA / mannning website now lists details of PSLs. About time I say!

For the current board it has 19 IMs and 40 Cis Techs Cpl to SGT, and where they reached on the reserve list. Said there was 60 last year for us.
Not sure what is ratified yet as no details of As.Bs...or size of field.
 
TECH 2 im

TECH 2 im

Yes, heard that they are doing the same thing to SAC/JT's. Just had to stick my boot in!:PDT_Xtremez_34:
 
I came off of the board last year (cis tech cpl to sgt) at number 59 (out of 60)and found out this morning that they got up to 58! So you can imagine how good a mood I was in after I was told this "good news", cant wait to tell the wife. And then my sister rings me up (she's in the army) to tell me that shes promoted to major. So I feel even more chuffed now. And then me chief says "Dont worry (Insert name) if you missed it by one the last time, then you'll be top of the list for this one" Yeah right and monkeys might fly out of me arse. :PDT_Xtremez_09:
 
crap_prop said:
I came off of the board last year (cis tech cpl to sgt) at number 59 (out of 60)and found out this morning that they got up to 58! So you can imagine how good a mood I was in after I was told this "good news", ... "Dont worry (Insert name) if you missed it by one the last time, then you'll be top of the list for this one" Yeah right and monkeys might fly out of me arse. :PDT_Xtremez_09:
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Guess you won't be checking your lottery numbers this week then?

oh look you were the 13 post too.
Are you going to ring the desk to check your pole position or would your lucky day continue with a "...oh I'm glad you called I just noticed you are due DWR"

Guess there is a whole new bucket load of young workshy charity workers with 3 years of specs snatching at their third?
 
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I had a nice, happy weekend.....I don't really want to spoil it with a call to the desk.
 
Hey, you could always sell your soul, get a lobotomy and have your spine removed. AKA remuster to IM or go for commission!:PDT_Xtremez_34:
 
The lads in my place phone the desk early this week, two of them weren't on it , i've not had enough 6000's yet only 3 so i didn't ask maybe i should have. I know the guy that got his third after 3, we left cosford as JT's in jun 00 and he picked his 3rd up last oct.

We when all spoke to the desk we were told that there are no promotions to sgt for cis techs but if you were lucky enough to come of the board then they might offer you IM but you would have to re-muster. After the phone was hung up and we all cried into our brews we came up with a couple of questions that need an answer.

1. was there a joint board for all cpl's tg4 this year?? and was that the orginal plan. we all thought that there were seperate boards up until sgt-fs when we were all in the same pot.

2. What is the bench mark to get your 3rd a min of 4 or five years in rank, seemed to work well in the old days. people gained experiance and then made good sgt's..how can you be one of those if you have done 10 years in the RAF yet???
 
Put it this way - I'm 6 yrs in rank, 15 yrs total time, sitting on 6 and Spec Rec, I have 2 high profile secondary duties (including one RAF comitee post) and I didn't get a sniff- was told I was only a B grade FFS !!!

Its a joke.
 
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My opinion

My opinion

For what its worth, should have saw this comming really.
They always said the final plan was to have more IMs doing IT than CIS TECHs doing radars, yet the TG11 /TG3 split was always the other way round. 250 TG11 Cpls : 650 TG3 Cpls They tried to get us to remuster before I think but wasn't very well publicised. Now I assume they have a lack of TG 11 to promote, after having to scape the barrel last year, would explain the number of TG11s getting it after 3/4 6000's.

If there wasn't the stigma, "IMs are thicko's... CisTEchs are the clever ones" (dont bite, but that is the general stereotype) then yes we would be happy to go across and do a bit of IT.

IS THIS WHY THE PVR TIME FOR CIS TECH HAS GONE FROM 6 TO 12 MONTHS?
when IMs is still at 6?
I gave up when they anounced TG4 and became one of those waiting for the pension, I reackon this will cause a few more of us to give up.......
 
kev827 said:
1. was there a joint board for all cpl's tg4 this year?? and was that the orginal plan. we all thought that there were seperate boards up until sgt-fs when we were all in the same pot.
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Still two boards as the IM one has only just sat, but it seems that there are only IM slots? I know they cut ours short last year so ended up promoting some guys who never had slots, as no SGTs got promoted for last two years may be true? I can see why they would want to promote some experienced TG3s rather than fill all the IM slots with Bs from 11?
. What is the bench mark to get your 3rd a min of 4 or five years in rank, seemed to work well in the old days. people gained experiance and then made good sgt's..how can you be one of those if you have done 10 years in the RAF yet???
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a good few years as a JT and build on that with a half dozen as a Cpl was good in the old Airforce but we are near enough in the army now...

Is the 12 month PVR true? Someone else told me it was in the PB but I thought it was a wind up?
 
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