British ATC

[Hoots]

Just wondering how many members from the british ATC we have here,

I am, from 141(Boston) Sqn, just saying hello there :D

[Jez]

Booooooo Trent wing! YAY Norfolk and Suffolk wing! :D

I'm from 231 (Norwich) Sqn

[polo]

Im from 1876 (Kingsbridge) Sqn, Plymouth and Cornwall wing! YAY

[Lancaster]

Im From 2401 (Dawlish) Sqn Devon/Sommerset Wing, and yes DAWLISH has the biggest Air Show in the West and soon the UK :D

[Hoots]

DAWLISH has the biggest Air Show in the West and soon the UK :D

O it has a 3 hour display whereas waddington has 2 days of it, also dawlish has no runway, Some airshow, dawlish sucks come to Lincolnshire, home me me, and Waddongton airshow :D

[mbabenko]

Sorry for my ignorance, but what's British ATC?

[Lancaster]

Lol.....Um..............Hard Question lol :D
Its the ATC (Air Training Corps) From The United Kingdom

[the_kingy]

The original Air Cadet Organisation...

1811(marlow) Sqn Herts and Bucks Wing, Central and East Region

[Hoots]

The original Air Cadet Organisation...

Abd may i add, the best air cadet organisation ;) :D

[Caz]

Abd may i add, the best air cadet organisation ;) :DHey now... ;)

[Hoots]

its ok, no need to denie the truth, us in the British ACO do rock, although the ATC section of that SERIOUSLY rock, canadian cadets come second if thats any bonus to you'z lot :p

[timmed1]

Hmm, I'd have to argue that. How many cadet organizations let their cadets participate in search and rescue missions? Or any of the other things CAP cadets do.

[lord_rupert]

Leave it, everyone knows the ground pounders rule :p

ROO

[Hoots]

Hmm, I'd have to argue that. How many cadet organizations let their cadets participate in search and rescue missions? Or any of the other things CAP cadets do.


UK ATC are not allowed in choppers over water becuase fewyears ago a Wessex SAR helicopter with 7 cadets in crashed killing all the cadets, was at RAF Valley. All the crew survive but unfortuanly the aircadets didnt, :(

[sgt4life]

It's one thing to have pride in your countries program, it's another to put other programs down or shove your program in someone else's face. Keep it friendly.

[Martin]

I Agree, You dont have to tell everyone we are the best Jamie (they already know)

Perhpas its just me but i would rather going down over water than land,

[Caz]

Hmm, I'd have to argue that. How many cadet organizations let their cadets participate in search and rescue missions? Or any of the other things CAP cadets do.
Many Canadian Sqns to have SAR operations, albeit not at the level tha CAP does.

Different focus :)

[KarlSchultz]

Also you do not have to PAY to be a member of a RCACS. :cool:

[the_kingy]

Also you do not have to PAY to be a member of a RCACS. :cool:


Don't you guys also get paid for camps???

[sgt4life]

Don't you guys also get paid for camps???
This is true!

[the_kingy]

We dont get paid unless we are uniformed adult staff.

[Caz]

Getting 'paid' for camps is a bit deceiving. Staff cadets receive a daily rate of pay equal to CF NCM rates, but that's because they are hired on contract.

Cadets on course receive a training bonus to offset any costs (boot polish, too many sodas in the canteen), etc, of $60 CAD a week to a maximum of six weeks.

CF Officers that staff a cadet unit are paid 2.5 days a month (3.5 for the CO), as they are on Class A service with the Forces. We also get paid for courses and any contracts we accept.

Most of the time spent at the cadet unit is volunteer :)

-R.

[KarlSchultz]

Its only 2.5 days a month?? I thought most of the time you put in was paid. meh. iam definatly not doing it for the pay anyway. I just like working with the program.

[Caz]

Its only 2.5 days a month?? I thought most of the time you put in was paid. meh. iam definatly not doing it for the pay anyway. I just like working with the program.
2.5 days = 5 sessions. So that's 4 LHQ nights, and a half day on the weekend. In theory, our min commitment.

I'm not sure how it works for the Zone; it may be different.

If you're in the CIC Branch for the pay, I've got a nice cardboard box you can have to live in ;) We're part-time, specially trained, in the community.

[KarlSchultz]

lol. I don't know. I was kinda hopeing I would get sworn in this weekend but it seems for some weird reason the field is unuseable :rolleyes: :eek:

[Redshift]

ATC is great, and no, I've never been on a SAR sortie, but I have been on a joint forces refuling sortie over the north sea, in the cockpit of an E3-D with a US KC-135 tanker less that 100m ahead refulling us, that is a sight to see I tell ya!

Sad to say it tho, my last year :( been in the corps for 7 years now and its comming to an end, I apply for the RAF this year, if I don't get in the RAF tho I may come back to the ATC as a staff member, adult sergeant or something :).