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[kooky]

just got the RAF to send me a pack thingy so i can go see them and have a chat.

in my last year of BENG in Autosport Technology. wouldnt mind doing some fabrication fixing things. nothing electrical though if it can be helped...

anyone point me in the right direction?

thanks guys in advance...

If you have or are going to have a BEng, the RAF will probably try to push you towards being an officer, thats not as bad as it sounds, though you will not do any hands on stuff at all., more of a managment role.
the money is good after a couple of years and you will have a fair bit of responsibility.
My recommendation would be to go for aircrew, either pilot or airmen aircrew, if you like lots of money and a fairly easy job thats the way to go.
With a BEng they may well try to push you towards Engineering officer where you will be in charge of a group of Techies/ fitters or running a desk doing background policy type stuff again no hands on.
If you really want a manual job we still do have gen tech GSE (Ground Equipment Fitters) who fix generators compressors etc etc and are going to be merged with MT fitters (Miliary Transport) soon, or there is the way I went which is Aircraft Technician where you can be either a "Heavy" dealing with Engines and Airframe stuff obviously on aircraft or a "Light" dealing with electrics and avionics.
Again if you need any more info pm me and I can hopefully piont you in the right direction.
Both are good careers and will give you a good basic trade for later in life.

[Ethel]

I'd have thought the Navy will have the greatest need for on the job engineering & fabrication. If the Army breaks something they can tow it back, swap major assemblies or just get another tank etc; if it's an RAF plane that breaks on the job it will be beyond fixing; if a ship breaks down at sea fixing it will be much easier than towing it back to the UK from the Gulf or South Atlantic.

[fatmini]

I'd have thought the Navy will have the greatest need for on the job engineering & fabrication. If the Army breaks something they can tow it back, swap major assemblies or just get another tank etc; if it's an RAF plane that breaks on the job it will be beyond fixing; if a ship breaks down at sea fixing it will be much easier than towing it back to the UK from the Gulf or South Atlantic.

mmmm not quite right ! did you see the channel 5 series called "WAR SHIP" it was about one of the aircraft carriers ?

anyway they had a major problem with one of the main engines and drive shafts which they then had to limp back to port in order to fix .

Its all much of a muchness ,its all engineering ,just depends on what it is your engineering and whether you like working in confind spaces (being a mini owner this should be no problem LOL)

[RowenBlaineSkinley]

hmm so many people saying negative things

but the thing is, if no body joined the combat side of it and just chose the RAF as an easy option, we would not have an army today

yeah, the trainings hard, but you need the training if you want to survive