APPT

RANK

(If Applicable)

LOCATION/

EMPLOYER

BRIEF JOB

DESCRIPTION

DATE

Trades- woman

Load Team

JNCO

NCO I/C Arm &

JSEODOC

SAC

Cpl

Cpl

Explosive Storage Area,

RAF Honington

20 Squadron, RAF Laarbruch

West Germany

Kotes Armoury & JSEODOC Operations Centre

Control of entry, escort duties, ten yearly maintenance on 1,000lb HE bombs, maintenance on associated tail and guidance units, preparation of explosive stores for use and return to store, issuing, checking and receipt of explosive stores, driving of tracked Spartan and Scimitar CVR(T) vehicles on EOD/IED duties, Air weapon range clearance duties, use of plastic explosives, electric and non electric detonators in destruction of unserviceable explosives.

Control of entry, loading and unloading of the full range of Tornado GR1 live, practice and inert weapons, removal and fitment of bomb carriers and release units, Squadron EOD/IED team No 2, driver of Saracen APC, member of special weapon and conventional weapon load team, squadron memorabilia representative, flight servicings on operational aircraft, aircraft towing, removal and fit of Martin Baker Mk 10 Ejection Seats, demolition of life expired and unserviceable explosive stores using a full range of demolition explosives. Range clearance at Nordhorn air weapons range and EOD/IED directing staff duties.

Running of 26 sub-armouries across both Islands and South Georgia, instructing personnel in correct running of the armouries and basic weapon maintenance, supervising the rectification and servicing of specialist weapons including 0.5” machine guns, Mortars and Milan ATGW Missile posts, JSEODOC briefings to all arrivals on minefield, unexploded bombs and other explosive hazard dangers, RARDEN 30mm Scimitar gunner and driver, on call for any EOD/IED incident with ordinance from the 1982 conflict, routine six monthly crash site demolition visits.

Mar 1993

Aug 1998

Jun 1999

ACADEMIC/VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

SUBJECT

QUALIFICATION

AWARDING

BODY

RESULT/

GRADE

DATE

English Language with Spoken English

Geography

French

English Literature

Technical Drawing

Mathematics

Physics

Music

Chemistry

Elec Eng

Telecomms Tech 4^th year

Electronics (Air)

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

‘O’ Level

CSE Grade 1

City & Guilds

City & Guilds

University of London

University of London

University of London

University of London

University of London

University of Oxford

University of Oxford

University of Oxford

Southern Regional Examination Board

C&G of London Institute

C&G of London Institute

D

C

A

C

A

C

B

B

Grade 1

Credit

Credit

June 1980

June 1980

June 1981

June 1981

June 1981

June 1981

June 1981

June 1981

June 1981

Dec 1982

Dec 1982

COURSE/ACTIVITY/ LOCATION/DATE

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Basic Trade Training, RAF Cosford, 9 Sept 92

Small Arms Maintenance, RAF Cosford, 6 Feb 92

Basic Driving Course, RAF St Athan, 6 Jun 92

Explosive Disposal, RAF St Mawgan, 1 Sep 93

Tornado GR1 Weapons systems, RAF Cottesmore, 8 Jul 96

Further Trade Training, RAF Cosford, 3 Jan 97

EOD/IED No2 Assistants Course, RAF Bruggen, 5 Aug 98

Royal Air Force Hockey Umpires Association, Grade 3, RAF Cosford, Sept  92

Tornado GR1, X 564, 20 Squadron 

RAF Laarbruch, Mar 98

Tornado GR1, Flight servicings qualification, 20 Squadron, RAF Laarbruch, Mar 98

Co-ordination of F707 Job Cards, RAF Shawbury, Feb 99

Range Conducting Officer (RCO) for Weapon testing of all station ground defence and specialist weapons.  RAF Shawbury, Sept 99

Weapons Tradesman

Q – SA – W

Q – D – B

Introductory Course

Q – AT – W

Weapons

RAF Germany Course

Training to grade 3 Hockey Umpire level in the association and experience gained in following seasons.

An ‘X’ annotation is awarded after one year’s experience on an aircraft system, this annotation is for experience on the Weapon and Escape Systems.

This local training enables the individual to carry out BF, TR and AF flight servings on Tornado GR 1 Aircraft. JNCO’s are also qualified to undertake supervision of these duties.

This is a management task that finally states that a job has been completed to a satisfactory standard.  This training was given to cover periods when the SNCO was away on other duties.

This qualification allows an NCO with the Q – SA – W qualification to run a 25 meter range whilst the testing of station small arms is carried out, this includes single shot and automatic weapons fired on full automatic.

EXPERIENCE

GAINED

WHERE

GAINED

DATE

Squadron Memorabilia Representative, ordering and selling of Squadron items, preparing for signed prints to leaving personnel, organising souvenir’s for those who have helped or hosted the Squadron

Welfare Counselling Recognition and Referral of problems

Welfare Counselling Skills

RAF Trade Instructing in:

Maths, Aircraft and Workshop Safety, Explosives, Aircraft Cannons

Guided Missiles & Ejection Seats

NVQ Assessor D32/D33

NVQ Internal Verifier D34

NVQ APL Advisor D36

Family Welfare Counselling

Bereavement and Loss

20 Squadron

RAF Laarbruch

Amport House

Amport House

RAF Cosford

RAF Cosford

RAF Shawbury

RAF Shawbury

Amport House

Amport House

1993 – 1996

Dec 93

Mar 93

May 94

Jan 97

Jan 98

Jul 99

Aug 00

Aug 00

Short Term 1 - 12 months

Goals

Review

Date

Achieve

Date

1.  Complete NVQ 4 HRD.

2.  Start RSA OCR Counselling Certificate.

3.  Start Make up and Beauty Certificate.

4.  Complete an intermediate ILC course in French.

Jul 01

Oct 01

Oct 01

Jan 02

Sep 01

Dec 01

Jun 02

Dec 02

Medium Term 1 - 3 years

Goals

1.   Apply for a USCP cse in Counselling.

2.   Investigate Trg as part of the TG Network.

3.   Complete RSA OCR Counselling Certificate Course and start Diploma Course.

Jan 02

Dec 01

Jul 02

Jul 02

Jun 02

Oct 03

Long Term - over 3 years

Goals

1.       Complete Beauty and Make up course and then a follow up in Aromatherapy.

2.       Become a permanent voluntary part of the TG

support network.

3.   Continue Further Education in training area to Degree Level.

Oct 03

Oct 03

Oct 03

Jul 06

Jul 06

Dec 06