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Post by dpdouglas on Apr 29, 2008 10:03:42 GMT 12
Hi All,
As of May 20 I will be undergoing training as an Armament Technician in Woodbourne.
There are a couple of people i know that are going down as well anyone else?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2008 11:06:28 GMT 12
Wow, congratulations Darren! I wish you luck.
Just remember the first three months are the worst, after that it is plain sailing. Try to keep in touch and tell us how you're progressing.
Where are the cracker stackers trade trained now since Hobby is closed? Ohakea?
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 29, 2008 11:07:54 GMT 12
Best of luck Darren.
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Post by phil on May 1, 2008 18:41:10 GMT 12
Dave, they are trained at WB, along with everyone else.
I wonder how many others will be on your course? I think this one might be a decent size, after years of only having three at a time come through.
Good luck, work hard and don't let Soaps (Arm instructor at the school) give you too much sh*t.
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Post by dpdouglas on May 9, 2008 9:52:01 GMT 12
Haha Soaps?? nice nickname. Yea well there was a full room for the briefing so i mean from Aucklands area there are going to be heaps.
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Post by phil on May 9, 2008 17:56:56 GMT 12
Any other armourers?
SGT Mark 'Soaps' Soper is the guy. No doubt you'll be calling him SGT, not Soaps, at least until you pass your course.
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Post by dpdouglas on Jul 10, 2008 18:44:34 GMT 12
umm yea there are quite a few i think 7 the last count we have aeronautical engineers next.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 10, 2008 22:16:15 GMT 12
Darren, do they have internet access at GSTS (or whatever they call the recruit school at Woodbourne now?) or do you have to go into town to log on. How's the course going?
Are there any Safety and Surface Workers in your intake?
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Post by dpdouglas on Jul 11, 2008 18:33:42 GMT 12
Yea we have internet access now and its called CRTS Command and recruit training squadron. No there isn't.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 11, 2008 23:10:53 GMT 12
Female Armourers? That never happened in my days.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 13, 2008 18:09:08 GMT 12
There's not many of the traditionally female trades left for them now I guess, typists, librarian. telephone operators, Mess stewards, etc all gone by the wayside. The world's a changing place, now they're blowing stuff up with the boys.
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Post by shorty on Jul 16, 2008 19:07:36 GMT 12
Now the "Force" has been taken out of the Air Force there can't be much left for the gun plumbers to do!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 17, 2008 17:06:24 GMT 12
Perhaps another job to keep the Armourers busy could be you could invest in a large loud noon-day gun to be fired at 12:00pm every day, just to really annoy Monte Holbrook if he still lives nextdoor. ;D
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Post by dpdouglas on Aug 10, 2008 18:36:24 GMT 12
Hmm sounds like fun. Umm yea about the female who just finished her mechs course her name was Kate Kettle and she was one of my mates from ATC up at 30 Squadron.
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Post by dpdouglas on Aug 18, 2008 9:24:21 GMT 12
I Graduated my Recruit course R2/08. Friday 15th August 2008. We had a fly over from 2 of the Hueys and we had two static displays on the parade ground of two hueys as well which was mint as.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 18, 2008 9:26:25 GMT 12
Congratulations!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 18, 2008 22:47:08 GMT 12
Well done Darren! It's a great feeling to march off that parade ground knowing you've made it, isn't it? Good luck with the next pahse of training.
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Post by dpdouglas on Sept 23, 2008 17:58:39 GMT 12
My next phase of training is Aeronautical Engineering which so far has been an interesting time I must say.
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Post by phil on Sept 23, 2008 18:52:17 GMT 12
Well at least you no longer have to spend 97 periods filing that vice.
Although I still use mine after 12 years, so perhaps it wasn't that fruitless.
Do you come to Ohakea for your aircraft handling phase on Aero Enge or Mechs course? They'll no doubt take you around the armoury so I might see you then.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 23, 2008 19:04:39 GMT 12
My vice sits on my bench where I have used it to crack many macadamia and walnuts.
Is Aeronautical Engineering a phase in the Basic Engineering course? Or is this part of your trade course? I can't recall all the phases of Basic.
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