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[rochie]

good luck Gnomey

[Patrick1974]

Good luck to you Gnomey.Military life is great and i hope you get what you want.

[evangilder]

Great news, Hugh! Are you going for the pilot position?

[Gnomey]

Yeah pilot is my first choice and will be what I am aiming at. The other two are my backups in the case I need them.

[evangilder]

Personally, I don't think you'll need them. Make us proud, mate! Just don't ask any of us to call you "Sir".

[Gnomey]

Thanks, I will certainly try my best. I'll make sure that I do

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Week before last I phoned up Cranwell to arrange a visit down to continue where I left off. Wherein the promptly said that because I had left I had left and had failed the aptitude tests. At which point I corrected them and told them what the review officer had said and gave them my reference number. At which point they went "oh" and started arranging things for me to return.

Get used to this sort of thing Gnomey, it happens - A LOT!

And why not Air Traffic Control as a second string, pray tell???

Remember Pilots are responsible for 1 aeroplane - Air Traffickers are responsible for LOTS! (usually in the same piece of sky where I was concerned! )

[Gnomey]

Never really fancied ATC - seems too stressful . I can always change my options just what I thought about at the time.

They phoned me again this week, date of my board has changed because they got it wrong. I was in for a 6th Form Scholarship Board with 15 year olds . Sorted that now and am going down the following week (12th July) for the rest of my board. Still really looking forward to it. Now to get my fitness improved to above standard.

[Glider]

Never really fancied ATC - seems too stressful . I can always change my options just what I thought about at the time.

They phoned me again this week, date of my board has changed because they got it wrong. I was in for a 6th Form Scholarship Board with 15 year olds . Sorted that now and am going down the following week (12th July) for the rest of my board. Still really looking forward to it. Now to get my fitness improved to above standard.

It could be worse, when I went for my medical for the RN it was on a Wrens day, I was the only male for a medical and being only 15 at the time was more than a little embarrased.

[pbfoot]

Get used to this sort of thing Gnomey, it happens - A LOT!

And why not Air Traffic Control as a second string, pray tell???

Remember Pilots are responsible for 1 aeroplane - Air Traffickers are responsible for LOTS! (usualy in the same piece of sky where I was concerned! )

I concur its a lot of fun and the best thing is you can question pilots ancestary and tell them where to go

[Gnomey]

Well surprise surprise they phoned me again today. They had f*cked up again, 12th is also a 6th scholarship board, it seems they are determined to make me do this with 15 year olds, I'm 22 ffs not 15 (however I may act ). Anyway now it is the following week the 19th, hopefully this one isn't 15 year olds as well

[RabidAlien]

Gotta love military efficiency! Good luck, Gnomey!

[evangilder]

Get used to hurry up and wait.

[Gnomey]

Yeah, it doesn't really bother me as I am working everything else around this (so it doesn't matter when it is) but it is a little annoying.

[109ROAMING]

Good luck with it all mate! hope there's as little bullsht as possible for you