Anyone on here do this as a job? Am about to put an application in but I’d like to talk to someone who is actually doing the job rather then someone from the careers office. Just want to talk to someone who is doing the job not someone who wants to put their 2p in about what they think of the armed forces.
Thanks
Do it bud.I was in 4624 Movements at Brize.Basic training is no holiday.They have to sort the wheat from the chaff.
You will be trained in other trades,not just a driver.
In my training you pay nothing to go hiking in California or river rafting in the Ardeche valley in the South of France.
The food at Raf bases is top notch.Roast dinners and puddings.You will see the world and may be sent to hostile areas.
They are pulling out of Afghanistan so need about 6500 shipping containers to be brought to the UK.
About 5500 pieces of heavy kit like tanks.
All this has to be jet washed as the diseases out there will harm farming in the UK.
The friends you make will be for life.Any courses or training offered grab it whatever it is.You could end up in the Falklands,Africa or anywhere.Most bases have nightclubs.Drink culture is king.
Was mt for 10 years. Logistics driver is the new name. We drove everything from cars to buses and artics. Fuelled the aircraft, depending what unit you were at and helicopters fast jet and transport in the Falklands. The food has obviously improved it was not that good at some places. Not sure what else you’ll do as all stations have their iwn driver’s. Hope you are good at ironing
I take it you mean joining as a reservist?
Take the Adr packages/tankers course.Handy for civy street…I am not sure but as a driver it may cover VIP limo driving.
At RAF Northolt London,that is private jets and milatary.
If going in as a reservist,by law your boss in civy street has to keep your job.He may get paid to cover you.
If deployed for 6 months or more,you get paid for lots of extra things.
In basic training,the class room work is full on from 8am to 23.00.
Expect not much sleep as the dorm will be inspected before being allowed to go to get breakfast.
Uniform is inspected and hospital corners in all bunk beds.
Personal hygeine is on the agenda for the instuctors to shout at you about.
They pulled apart my razor and found gunge that could bring down my team with the bacteria hidden in it.
My rifle was broken down in bits and buried in the mud.Never leave the weapon out of site in training.
Vip driving is part of the job especially if you end up at a command hq. Door slammets, as they are known generally get promoted quicker but then their lack of skills and knowledge is very quickly apparent. Basic training at halton is 9 weeks but all rooms have carpets
Unlike swinderby where the floor had to be polished every night. If you dont like being told what to do or having ya kit thrown out the window because one of your bulled shoes is an inch out of place on inspection don’t do it. Saying no is not an option once you join. You can expect to cancel weekend plans at 1645 on a friday because an urgent bit of kit is needed at Brize that night and you’ve been volunteered for the job. Then the station commander is on the ■■■■ on saturday night and as you now have no plans you’re driving him. Thats for a regular though, reservists is different. Thats how it is and you either accept it and keep ya head down, mouth shut and ears open or its not the job for you. O and the aircraft engineers are the most important people so rhey think. Only difference now is theres not many places to go. Belize is shut except for jungle training, gib is shut ad is hong kong and Germany.
If you do it then my advice wpuld be get on crash and smash as soon as you can. Its completely different to normal mt work and more relaxed. 2mt used to be a good move but now its become a normal section and has gone down hill. If you end up in mt at brize, good luck. I know the flight sergeant.
I was looking at this too but no way would I pass the fitness pity looks good plus wife would go nuts lol 
Try 4624 Movements Squadron at Brize.Go around the world.18 year olds to mid 50’s is acceptable.
I looked at being a mover but it didn’t appeal to me, I’ll be going in full time not as a reservist, I’m not really keen on being told what to do but when I’m being paid to do a job that’s a different story, I always believe that if you’re going to do a job then you need to do it properly, otherwise you’re just wasting your time when you have to do it again because you didn’t do it right. I have no problem with being deployed to conflict areas or anywhere abroad, the only thing that concerned me is the careers office said I might end up driving a car or minibus back and forth between airports all day everyday and that could be ongoing for 6months, I really want to join because it will offer me so many opportunities with licenses A-levels and sport but I don’t want to end up being a taxi driver for 9 years.
Brize is a good base, I used to run the Avis hire car office there so had a lot of chats with the people that came through, I’d be working for 606 out of benson if I joined, when I get back from this training I’ll have to see if there is any way of getting base to chat to someone in the job.
Most defiantly something I want to do though.
Oh and toddy, the fitness for the RAF is a lot easier then the army, check out the fitness on their site
Drivers are known as cabbies for a reason. You have to take the ■■■■ jobs with the good. Unlikely you will go anywhere till you are an sac and have some experience. Once you’ve completed your basic training you will be issued your id card. Then trade training at Leconfield these days
Once u get ya posting away you go. Usually once posting is given you are told when to be there. You will then find out if you’re cut out to be a cabby. If not, you may be able to remuster. Every trade has its shirt times but if u really don’t want to taxi people about then I suggest u find another trade. Its not all buses and artics. In fact unless u get an operational unit where they are deployed a lot most of ur time will be cara, transits and yard work. Andvget used to being told tbats life in a blue suit
degsy4wheels:
Drivers are known as cabbies for a reason. You have to take the [zb] jobs with the good. Unlikely you will go anywhere till you are an sac and have some experience. Once you’ve completed your basic training you will be issued your id card. Then trade training at Leconfield these days
Once u get ya posting away you go. Usually once posting is given you are told when to be there. You will then find out if you’re cut out to be a cabby. If not, you may be able to remuster. Every trade has its shirt times but if u really don’t want to taxi people about then I suggest u find another trade. Its not all buses and artics. In fact unless u get an operational unit where they are deployed a lot most of ur time will be cara, transits and yard work. Andvget used to being told tbats life in a blue suit
This is why I want to find out for sure before I apply, the careers guy said it was almost impossible to change trades once you were in so I’d have to make sure before, at the end of the day it’s a job so I need to know what my role will be before I join if it’s just going to be a taxi driver then I won’t bother but if it is going to be driving trucks and cranes and such like then I can take the odd bit of taxi driving
Check your inbox. no apologies for the harshness of the message because if you think it’s harsh, rude etc don’t join up
Movers load aircraft and passengers.Airside duties involve all aspects of heavy machinery from luggage conveyors to large fork lifts.Aircraft refueling is possible.
The confirguration of the load will need to be calculated using formulae and equations.
4624 is the only Squadron that specialises in movemnets fir the Royal Navy and British Army.
Going with the Royal Marines for artic war training in Norway.
To working with the USAF or Canadian Air Force.
Competitions are used for training and leadership skills.
One i did in South Wales was an Its a knockout fun with the Royal Navy at their base.
Another was a week in Germany with milatary groups from around the world doing time trials and events.
Lastly a team event with the Army in the UK.Shooting and fitness competitions for fun.
If you’ve got any serious doubts about it my advice would be leave well alone, what the recruiter has told you is true you can’t change trades once you’re in except in the most extraordinary cases ( eg if they want you to NOT if you want just because you don’t like it )
As for getting a posting to where you want doing a specific job if you’re lucky maybe but if not tough.
If you want any info pm me. I did 22 years in, most of it in transport and also 5 years as a recruiter.
Have any of you posters had to do the RAF five mile march of death?
It must be pretty hard, as apparently you can stand toe to toe with the Paras and Marines if you complete it.
Fost89;How about RAF Regiment Gunner or Rockape.Guarding FOB’s around the world and air bases.
Or Milatary Police or a Snowdrop.Dog unit or furry razor blades our instructor called them.
There are numerous other trades to choose from.
At 4624 ,they have open days all year.Free tea and coffee and a chat with the experienced hands.
Coach tour around Brize.No obligation to sign up on the day.Once trained you put your name down for tasking.
Destination is not known as the exotic places used to get taken leaving a hell hole with no cover.
You could be tasked to an earthquake zone,humanitarion disaster area such as famine.Hurricane relief,for flooding.One of my ex buddies went on a safari in Africa.You will work alongside the SAS,Royal Marines,Royal Navy and the Army.I did training in the Brecon Beacons and my first week helicoptered in to a remote barracks with no heating or running water,more like a chicken shed.Mock battles with fake wounds for first aid training.Mock air crashes with smoke and being shot at.
chester:
Have any of you posters had to do the RAF five mile march of death?It must be pretty hard, as apparently you can stand toe to toe with the Paras and Marines if you complete it.
5 miles! Pffft. It’d have to be up a sheer cliff face to rank alongside what the Para’s or Marines would do.
I’m sure Fatboy Slimslow will be choking in his cereal bowl if he reads that.
chester:
Have any of you posters had to do the RAF five mile march of death?It must be pretty hard, as apparently you can stand toe to toe with the Paras and Marines if you complete it.
ROFLMAO. Its similar to the the 6 mile combat fitness test I did in the Army which every soldier is expected to be able to do.
You can’t stand toe to toe with the Paras and definitely not the Marines. The marines have to do 30 miles in 8hrs or 7hrs if you’re an officer.
chester:
Have any of you posters had to do the RAF five mile march of death?It must be pretty hard, as apparently you can stand toe to toe with the Paras and Marines if you complete it.
Some ones ripping the urine out you