Thread: anyone in the RAAF

Originally Posted by disco_mitch

im in the process of trying to join is anyone already in it

Mate l wasn't in the RAAF ...applyed, was joining up in 89 as a cook but then realized i wasn't really suited to such a rigid lifestyle...( biggest mistake i ever made )...applied again but there was only, at the time fitters positions available ...didnt want to go in as a fitter and declined the offer ...applied again 12 months later and they weren't interested ,,, wonder y?..lol

mate I'm a lifa RAAF brat as we used to say...my father was in for 26 years and it was the best lifestyle for me, my bro's and sis ...we got to see the world and all of oz and when my father retired, he admits it was the worst thing he ever did and Misses it every day ...

go for it mate, you wont regret it ..for yourself and your family

cheers

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

I'm ex army. the RAAF is all good.

ITs very entertaining and my job rocks.

my biggest problem is idiots who abuse the vehicles and idiots that dont listen.

but it varies from unit to unit.

remember you are joining the RAAF they are not joining you. you can want what you want but what you get may not be the same.

once you sign you're in for 6 years.

you work when you're told to work, you go where you're told sometimes that means going to the middle of nowhere for weeks at a time. (but usually in more comfort than the army)

just because they want tanker drivers doesnt mean you're going to get to be a tanker driver where you are they are short everywhere including places like tindal.

so from that one would assumer that you were in army and transfered to raaf, if you dont mind me asking what do you do whats your rank, i understand that lifestyle very well my ex is in the raaf, her dad is in it her brother is in the army and his wife is in the raaf to im still good friends with the family and have seen it all when they have all joined and done there rookies and still there seeing them serving now, so i know what im in for as far as that goes, im happy to work when im told to i know thats how it goes adn i know that i may not get to work or live where i want but i guess it kind of like in summer
we go for a swim because we want to cool off not always because we want to be wet i guess beggers cant be choosers,

so are you saying going in as tankers because they are short is not the best move

just about as low as you can get on the rank tree and I'm just a mechanic with some "other" skill sets.

no, going in as a tanker driver isnt the best move if you havent looked at all the options and worked out the pros and cons.

It'd be like buying a freelander because its a landrover when you really needed to buy a 130 for the trayspace.

yes you get a landrover thats very capable but its not the best for the situation.


talk to recruiting and see if you cant get out to an open day. If you cant if you can make your way to a base where you have a friend they can give you a show around and you can talk to people that actually do the job you want to do.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

just about as low as you can get on the rank tree and I'm just a mechanic with some "other" skill sets.

no, going in as a tanker driver isnt the best move if you havent looked at all the options and worked out the pros and cons.

It'd be like buying a freelander because its a landrover when you really needed to buy a 130 for the trayspace.

yes you get a landrover thats very capable but its not the best for the situation.


talk to recruiting and see if you cant get out to an open day. If you cant if you can make your way to a base where you have a friend they can give you a show around and you can talk to people that actually do the job you want to do.

i see exactly what your saying, i have left my preferances as open for now till i talk to recruiting

And remember what they say:

The Army sleeps under the stars
The Navy navigates by the stars
The RAAF chooses it's hotel by the stars...


I was a fiery back in the early 90's. As you probably already know, aircrew make up a tiny percentage of all RAAF members.

The hurry up & wait principle didn't bother us much. Basketball, volleyball, table tennis - we were the champs.

Occasionally, when some twit, err - sorry, pilot, had a warning light on, we would go & make snow on the runway.

Sometimes, we even did some real work too, training, putting out fires in the kitchen, responding to alarms.

I originally applied to be a police dog handler. For no particular reason, I changed my mustering, and was glad that I did.

The range of jobs available in the services are huge. Just dont become an Airfield Defence Guard - those guys are MAD...

whats wrong with the ADG's?

the shorter list is whats right with them.

I am ex R.A.N, no big deal.
My daughter applied to join the RAAF, and was stuffed around by the recruiting people that in the end became uninterested, and has now completed the process of going into the "grey funnel line"
The short of it is, just like me thirty odd years ago, is that you really don't get to choose what you want to be. They have their list of what they want you to be.
By the way my daughter is still getting stuffed around by the recruitment people, no communication, no liason. Sounds pretty much like the services.

Cheers,
Mike