Viking Warrior

You dont need to be embarrassed for me Walt . but thanks for caring

Not daft at all alpines , just very suspicious of some of your posts and claims , Have I touched a raw nerve???? http://prmc.royalnavy.mod.uk/showthread.php?t=11560 http://www.navy-net.co.uk/newbies/36732-aib-all-about-admiralty-interview-board-officer-selection-169.html You can also become an engineering officer through an HND route. One thing yoiu dont possess ins integrity and leadership skills

For Alps THE AIB look for various charateristics in the process. it is not about what colour socks you wear. it is about team and leadership qualities. the interview is a small part of the process, see the following.You fail on many Through the various tests, practical exercises and final interview, the Board will assess you on the following. Effective intelligence – where you can demonstrate common sense and the ability to solve practical and intellectual problems. Leadership – where you show signs of leadership but can also be an effective team member. Powers of communication – where you communicate verbally and non-verbally(body language). Values – where you display the values of commitment, courage, discipline, respect for others, integrity and loyalty. Motivation – where you demonstrate developed understanding and reasons for wanting to join the Naval Service. Joining the Naval Service is a big step Your Initial Officer training and any future professional training will be long and demanding, so the Board will need evidence that you’re fully committed to your choice of career. They’ll want to hear about what motivated you to apply for this career and what steps you’ve taken to confirm to yourself that it’s the right decision. They’ll also want to be sure you understand the implications of being part of a fighting service and that you’ll be comfortable living and working within a disciplined community and chain of command. They’ll also be keen to see what drives you and how you react in unfamiliar and challenging situations. Who’s on the Board Your AIB will consist of three people. As well as the Board President (who’ll be a Captain or Commander) there’ll be a Lieutenant Commander and a Lieutenant. Specialist officers may take their place on the Board assessing candidates for the Royal Marines, Royal Navy Medical Services, Chaplaincy Service, Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Naval and Royal Marines Reserve and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Alps the more I look into your claim about becoming an engineering officer the more I think you are a walter mitty style character. See below MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER Age: 17 to 29. Nationality: British, Irish, Commonwealth or British dual citizenship. Qualifications: A degree in an engineering or physics-based subject, 180 UCAS points and five GCSEs (A* to C) or Scottish Standard grades or equivalent, which must include English and maths. Sex: This job is open to both men and women. For this job you obviously have to be technically minded, but you’ll also need to be resourceful and inventive, with the ability to solve problems in highly demanding conditions. Above all, you’ll need to be concerned with the welfare, morale and training and development of the team of skilled technicians who’ll look to you for expertise, management and leadership. Initial training You’ll begin your career at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth. You’ll spend 30 training weeks here, with the course split into three 10-week phases. These are: Military Skills, Maritime Skills and Initial Fleet Time. The military skills phase includes learning leadership and teamwork skills and the principles of command and management. You will put these into practice during several exercises on Dartmoor. During the maritime skills phase you’ll be taught to handle small ships on the River Dart and there will be exercises to test you. In the third phase, Initial Fleet Time, you’ll spend 10 weeks at sea, working in every department on board, learning how the ship operates and gaining first-hand experience of life in a warship. Finally, you’ll return to BRNC for your passing out parade where your family and friends will have the opportunity to witness your joining the Royal Navy as an officer. Professional training Your professional Royal Navy training begins with the 10-month systems engineering and management course at HMS Sultan in Gosport. Here you’ll learn about gas turbines, diesel generators, hydraulics, refrigeration, water production, air and transmission systems and also maintenance strategies that involve our philosophy of providing maintenance that centres on reliability. You’ll then go to sea as an Assistant Marine Engineer Officer and gain propulsion plant operating certificates, a good understanding of how to manage the team and how damage control works in peacetime and war situations. When you’ve finished, you’ll return to HMS Sultan to learn how to run your own engineering department before taking up a post as a ship’s Deputy Marine Engineer Officer. Our training is accredited by the IMechE and IMarEST and forms part of the Royal Navy’s streamlined route to professional registration. Joining the RFA as an Engineering Officer Cadet through the HND route" I have applied with the RFA to become an officer cadet, I am 23 and have been a mechanic since i was 16, I applied with the RFA because i wanted to better myself and secure a good future for myself, I am extremely enthusiastic to join but to be honest i dont know as much about the RFA, RN or RM as much as i should! I have my pyschometric test on tuesday which im not worrying about too much, its the sift interview and then the AIB interview that are my main concern. If anyone could advise me or point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated! -How hard is the RFA to get into compared to the RN? -How much knowledge am i expected to know at this stage? -What areas should i concentrate on? -What is involved in both the sift and AIB interviews? -Is there anything obvious that newbies like me tend to fail on? -Also Anything else that anyone feels relevent would be great! Response I'm about to start as a FD deck cadet. The recruitment process for the RFA is very similar to the RN, however the RFA only take on about 20 engineering officer cadets a year due to the curent financial situation the numbers are even less so competition is high. Knowledge you are expected to be able to prove to the recruitment team that you are serious about joining so basically as much as possible. Know your training route, different ships, roll of and engineering officer etc. The sift is a formal chat you needto demonstrate that youare ready for the AIB. The AIB, there is loads of info on here about it. It is hard but is there for you to show your abilities as a leader. My advice is preparation the more you do the easier it will be.

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I would like awat game to wigan or norwich to start with that way our last game for this season will be at home

To be a beefeater to have to have reached the rank of warrant officer in the forces if I remember correctly . I think there was a recent case if a female warrant officer that got accepted Abd she made a sex harassment claim against some of the men

Hey Walt . I do not have any problem with civilians not sure where you get that from. I'm a civilian now . If your such an academic as you profess to be then you would have done your research in preparation for AIB. But the tone if your posts and gutter language would suggest you went to grange hill . Or was it the university of life where you studied the bash street kids ?

excellent posts moonraker especially the one about AIB getting it right not selecting walt Mcalpine

Alpine your the one that is judgemental . You have know concept of military boards . Wrong coloured socks that might have been the case many moons ago in the army . You probably read that stuff on the Internet . Your not a a Walter by any chance? Don't talk about service life when you have no authority having never served . The closest you got to a uniform was probably your school uniform. Your bring a tossed with your referral to powder monkeys and stokers my uncle in laws brother was a stoker in ww2 and lost his life when the ship he served in was hit by the Germans . Okay Walt

View from what I can see they are not campaign medals the jubilee whether silver gold or bronze are just a commemorative medals . . Alpine for your infom prince Charles has no input to military planning what so ever

Oh a on another point yes there is a lot of bling about these days but no where near as many as the yanks get .

Dear mr alpine Mannering you have no concept of military honorary ranks let alone the military structure . I suggest you spend a few years at Sandhurst it shrivenham then you might understand . They are honary awards . My col in chief is now the duke of gloucester was the queen mum . Lord Guthrie was also made a field marshal today or had you forgotten that . But I guess your happy in the good old fatherland ?

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Alpine and co you talk ****e as usual. if you did your research you would realise that Prince Charles does not have any war or campaign medals, Do the research before spouting of your false crap

Jaidi is from Tunisia isn't he ?

Some of you idiots are just that . Maybe it's because you are in patient I don't know but Patred was in the know all along

Delldays . Your very close to the truth re moyes. He did want to bring his own team in but lowe resisted that requested so we missed out on lowe. Fact

Saintandy millipede is an arsehole full stop it's not about today it's since he became labour leader . I have more respect for alpine than I will for that ****

Just watched some of the st Paul's cathedral service . Ed Millibabd. What an ignorant and rude c*** stood there trying to sing nit the words of the hymn everyone else was singing with hand in his pocket . And to think this arsehole could lead the country in the future .

What was the labour bint on about has she conveniently forgotten it was her party that started the public sector pensions reform. Not many doctors are up to their necks in blood and gore only trauma /A&E and surgeons do that sort of work other drs and GP especialy are rarely exposed to such nasties. Do they clean up **** on the wards no. Doctors earn a fortune especially them pompous consultants. I wish labour would remember what they did to this country instead of constantly blaming the coalition. Accecpt you politicians cocked up when you were in power.

I've now got an iphone5 well that's what the dodgy geezer in the street saiid it was . Only a tenner complete with satellite dish

Yes it's any easy way to sponge of the state . Where do you think the got the scripts for shameless and Jeremy Kyle would not have the script without these parasites . There were two Orkney folk . Well they were English living up here . Well known family who have caused havoc across the isles . So mini it's not unusual

I'm with you hatch about them being scum and guilty but we have some liberal types on here who would be annoyed if I didn't say innocent until proven guilty .philpott and co are parasites

And they drove him back from London in at least two vehicles . I bet the cops broke the speed limit driving up the M6 as well