Serving or ex armed services?

**huff3r** · 24th March 2010, 20:07

Originally Posted by wbks

Wierd, I did "really well" on the rest, which were matching words of the same meaning and mechanics if I remember right, but did horribly on the first two. At least you can learn mechanics or english, can't really get any better at basic logic, huh...

Yeah, did alright on the matching words one, probably finished 3/4s... they dont do mechanics for the airforce anymore though apparently, they said it wasnt a very representative test, but i looked at the practice ones anyway and easy peasy

(i did a Motorsport tech course which covered it all in 2008 )

**wbks** · 24th March 2010, 20:17

Originally Posted by huff3r

Yeah, did alright on the matching words one, probably finished 3/4s... they dont do mechanics for the airforce anymore though apparently, they said it wasnt a very representative test, but i looked at the practice ones anyway and easy peasy

(i did a Motorsport tech course which covered it all in 2008 )

They asked some random questions for mechanics though, like "what is a griding wheel made of" or "which is easiest to lathe" (options like aluminium/copper/brass) apart from the normal "what is an o ring for"

**specter** · 25th March 2010, 23:28

well heres my next goal........
drop 2 min of 2.4 times (this Fartlek training seems to be the way to go about it)

add 25 push ups ( using hundredpushups.com)

"proper" army sit ups are a pathetic excuse.. the recruiter even knows that, he didn't even watch most of us and took our word for it...
but just to finish my rant keep the 130 situps going....

all of this to be achieved within 3 weeks (my next orientation day) and then its back to focusing on enduro

**sapperj** · 27th March 2010, 17:23

LCPL,
25 ESS / 2 Engineer Regiment
2 Construction Troop

Been there for 2 years, was SaS before that... (Saturday and Sundays)...

LTD

**huff3r** · 24th April 2010, 10:18

Got the call on my birthday! (15th April).
Offer of Service showed up last week, so I'm all good to go.
Now to sell the car so i can afford to live in blenheim for that NMIT course haha.
Anyone else here for the September Airforce RC?

**huff3r** · 29th April 2010, 22:56

Had my medical on Wednesday, so hopefully, all going well, I'll be off to Blenheim in a scarily short amount of time. Better start getting fit

**specter** · 30th April 2010, 00:12

hey congrats huff3r!

lol i thought this thread died ages ago.... but keen to keep it going...
got selection late may so ill get to find out myself then!

hehe in my interview the recruiter was all weird with me because i aced the mechanics test, but could not tell him where i learn't it all...
i just told him Ive just remembered stuff Ive read or heard over my lifetime, he didn't like that

**huff3r** · 30th April 2010, 20:08

Originally Posted by specter

hey congrats huff3r!

lol i thought this thread died ages ago.... but keen to keep it going...
got selection late may so ill get to find out myself then!

hehe in my interview the recruiter was all weird with me because i aced the mechanics test, but could not tell him where i learn't it all...
i just told him Ive just remembered stuff Ive read or heard over my lifetime, he didn't like that

Good luck!
Kinda wish i had a mechanics test now haha, cos im sure i woulda aced it too!

Just gotta have a hearing test for my medical, because the one they did was in a bad environment with bad equipment so i did pretty poorly...

And then I'm off to blenheim, and i cant wait! Get to pretend im in the Airforce for 17 weeks, living in barracks and eating in the mess, and then Recruit course after that

What were you going for again?

**1vanvan1** · 30th April 2010, 20:44

Originally Posted by huff3r

Good luck!
Kinda wish i had a mechanics test now haha, cos im sure i woulda aced it too!

Just gotta have a hearing test for my medical, because the one they did was in a bad environment with bad equipment so i did pretty poorly...

And then I'm off to blenheim, and i cant wait! Get to pretend im in the Airforce for 17 weeks, living in barracks and eating in the mess, and then Recruit course after that

What were you going for again?

Good news dude!!

Living in Barracks isnt as good as you think. it gets pretty boring pretty quick. Well that how i found it. Although I have been living with the same people for 6 months plus now.

You'll have to let me know when your heading down here. Im living in Barracks down here at the moment until about mid August.

**huff3r** · 30th April 2010, 21:09

Originally Posted by 1vanvan1

Good news dude!!

Living in Barracks isnt as good as you think. it gets pretty boring pretty quick. Well that how i found it. Although I have been living with the same people for 6 months plus now.

You'll have to let me know when your heading down here. Im living in Barracks down here at the moment until about mid August.

Cheers, yeah it sounds like it'll be a lot like living in the student accomodation at Wintec haha.

My course starts on the 31st of May, so I guess i'll be going down that weekend or something... as long as my hearing is actually up to par, never had any issues with it so i hope so!!!

**1vanvan1** · 30th April 2010, 22:25

Originally Posted by huff3r

Cheers, yeah it sounds like it'll be a lot like living in the student accomodation at Wintec haha.

My course starts on the 31st of May, so I guess i'll be going down that weekend or something... as long as my hearing is actually up to par, never had any issues with it so i hope so!!!

Sweet dude. Ill be home mid may and come back down on the 30th. Should catch up and go for a ride or something!

**huff3r** · 30th April 2010, 23:53

Originally Posted by 1vanvan1

Sweet dude. Ill be home mid may and come back down on the 30th. Should catch up and go for a ride or something!

Id be keen for that... if i were bringing the bike, but as it stands i'll probably be taking the racecar... (the bikes dads, and im selling my other car so it's all thats left

)

**Laxi** · 1st May 2010, 00:32

Originally Posted by huff3r

Id be keen for that... if i were bringing the bike, but as it stands i'll probably be taking the racecar... (the bikes dads, and im selling my other car so it's all thats left

)

JEEEZE HUFF

**1vanvan1** · 1st May 2010, 11:08

Originally Posted by huff3r

Id be keen for that... if i were bringing the bike, but as it stands i'll probably be taking the racecar... (the bikes dads, and im selling my other car so it's all thats left

)

Oh that unfortunate. Im taking my bike home in may anyway. Forgot about that! Well flick me a PM closer to the time and I will keep an eye out for you. no doubt ill see you everyday as we will be working in th same area