Shelly
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anyone know if its any good?
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Nismo
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my sisters in the RAF shes been in for 11 years and she hasnt looked back she loves it.
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elfunkyo
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Got a mate who's a Fireman in the RAF and he loves it, says it's a total piece of piss.
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Shelly
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My sister is going in, well going through her tests at the moment. she's going in to be Air Traffic Control.
Got to go to RAF Cranwell next month...
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elfunkyo
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
My sister is going in, well going through her tests at the moment. she's going in to be Air Traffic Control.
Got to go to RAF Cranwell next month...
Read somewhere that Air Traffic Controllers have one of the highest stress, depression and suicide rates of any jobs
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Shelly
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oh dear... she'll be ok, shes a fiesty one
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elfunkyo
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Mind you thats commercial air traffic controllers, much more planes to deal with i'd imagine.
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Shelly
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Yeah I wouldnt think an RAF base would be as busy as Heathrow. Big responsibility though
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elfunkyo
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Certainly is, good luck to her.
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Shelly
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Thank you, I will tell her.
I'll post up pics of her in her uniform when she gets in.
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Nismo
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my sisters been all over the world with the RAF , shes only just got back friom Iraq and has been to faulklands , france italy every where , when she went to iraqi she stayed about 400 miles away from the fighting and was put up in a 5 star hotel with pools gyms and even given a car and got payed shed loads.
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Shelly
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I think the RAF is like the most glorified of the services, isn't it?
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Nismo
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tis the best , my sisters a sergant and shes not allowed to shout at any one. human rights ofr something.
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Shelly
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where abouts is your sister based?
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Nismo
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Honignton , but shes transfering to somewhere near Bath
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elfunkyo
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
I'll post up pics of her in her uniform when she gets in.
I like the sound of this
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Shelly
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quote: Originally posted by Nismo
Honignton , but shes transfering to somewhere near Bath
aww cool, whats her profession?
@ elfunkyo
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Nismo
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Telecomunications
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Shelly
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thats what my cousin does in the TA
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elfunkyo
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Where's theses photos then?
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Cybermonkey
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I got quite far in training to be an RAF pilot, then they found out i have had Asthma when i was younger and said i could not progress further, but i can train to be ground crew. Heart breaking
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Shelly
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She's not in yet, she has her aptitude, eye test, ECG and blood tests at RAF Cranwell next month.
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Shelly
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quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
I got quite far in training to be an RAF pilot, then they found out i have had Asthma when i was younger and said i could not progress further, but i can train to be ground crew. Heart breaking
Did you enjoy it as well?
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
quote: Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
I got quite far in training to be an RAF pilot, then they found out i have had Asthma when i was younger and said i could not progress further, but i can train to be ground crew. Heart breaking
Did you enjoy it as well?
It was good fun
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Shelly
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Is it as strict as people make out?
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