Mobilisation process is relatively straightforward. Pre-deployment training is done with the regular unit I have been supporting at the time and has been relevant and sufficient. Some of the little peculiarities of being a mobilised reserve could be explained to the regular hierarchy better however, such as leave within the mobilisation period, which they never seem to be able to get their head round.


PDT proved to be an exercise of attrition - it was turned into a course as opposed to a process, where an agenda to reduce numbers was present and where a CRA could have been utilised to mitigate injury or other issues it was not - standards were introduced that have not been utilised before or since that were applied to reservists to their detriment. There were several examples of inequality and unfair discrimination at play to reduce the employability of reserves that have taken a toll on retention across FP Sqn since as a direct result.


I had an amazing experience working shoulder to shoulder with my regular colleagues, who were excellent mentors and also recognised the additional contribution and knowledge of other areas I could bring to the team.


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Imag www.raf-ff.org.uk e caption: A Merlin helicopter hovers over Royal Air Force reservists with RAF Benson’s 606 (Chiltern) Reserve Squadron during an Underslung Load


Course at Benson airfield on 21st March 2013. RAF Photographer. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.


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