Budgets are short, we have no vehicles, the vehicles we are mandated to have no one will provide, rules and regulations are choking the whole process - it’s an embarrassing mess.
I have enjoyed the learning experience and have gained many new skills. The immediate staff are beyond reproach and have supported my development fully.
The routine (and often blunt) application of ‘policies’ designed for RAF Regular personnel, or indeed for an RAF Reserve Component of yesteryear, which takes little or no account of the realities of modern (and future) Reserve service is at best very frustrating and at worst disenfranchising.
What is it with the Capita medical? How come so many people fail and then become magically fit in a matter of weeks? There is obviously some problem with the standards they expect - it was certainly the most involved medical examination I have ever been subjected to!
I have been a reservist for more than 26 years, and I would recommend the experience to everyone, it has changed my life, my family’s life, and I wouldn’t be a better person without the RAuxAF in my life.
At some point in the future, the RAF will finally understand that we will NEVER be interchangeable but, actually interoperable is still pretty good, particularly if the Reserves are allowed to concentrate on niche capabilities.
It would be nice to see some tangible change come about from all these surveys. No trade related weekends, and told not to turn up at a weekend if we have no need to be there. But expected to do a 200 mile round trip just for a 20 minute fitness test.
I have loved every bit of the last 18 years even the bad stuff helped me to grow. The people we have lost and the way everyone came together has inspired and moved me. I feel part of a history and tradition that endures and I am proud to have been able to contribute and the people I have worked with.
Training was slow to start due to being one of the first attested to a new squadron but I understand the issues and things are improving greatly. I’m proud to be there from the start.
I feel it would benefit the reserves to offer medical and dental treatment to reservists.
I have been in over 10 years and the permanent staff are fantastic and have made a number of good friends. The effort they put into things is commendable.
Have done the aeromedical course and qualified as flight nursing but do not get the chance to utilise the skills I have learned as instead of doing ACTs should be able to do a 2 week placement in aero med.
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