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  • #76
    Originally posted by northie View Post
    I would say the days of direct entry engineers are over, there are more than enough engineering graduates going through the standard cadet course that they won't need DE's for years to come, never mind mind those coming out of usac with engineering degrees.
    It's not just the Cadet school, I know of at least one Engineering grsduste who passed out as 2* recently and is currently finishing his 3* training. He was loooking for Engineers but, anecdotally, the officers there were not impressed at the tought off a Private with 2 Degrees in the Corp
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    • #77
      Originally posted by REX View Post
      It's not just the Cadet school, I know of at least one Engineering grsduste who passed out as 2* recently and is currently finishing his 3* training. He was loooking for Engineers but, anecdotally, the officers there were not impressed at the tought off a Private with 2 Degrees in the Corp
      Was told the very same thing by a Capt from the Engineers... Getting overseas is a problem for them because there is so many of them.

      They will all go to Line Units.
      Last edited by Craghopper; 14 August 2011, 18:50.

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      • #78
        Originally posted by REX View Post
        It's not just the Cadet school, I know of at least one Engineering grsduste who passed out as 2* recently and is currently finishing his 3* training. He was loooking for Engineers but, anecdotally, the officers there were not impressed at the tought off a Private with 2 Degrees in the Corp
        Probably not an issue for the officers seeing engineer officers must have engineering degrees but what about the nco's that would command this soldier?

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        • #79
          Originally posted by northie View Post
          Probably not an issue for the officers seeing engineer officers must have engineering degrees but what about the nco's that would command this soldier?
          It was apparently very much an issue for the officers. They would not want a private who may have a better qualification than them in the unit. Like most Officers they would be terrified of having someone who could catch them out! Can't loose face in front of the men dont'cha know.
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          • #80


            Another batch of recruits pass out.


            Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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            • #81
              Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
              http://youtu.be/B77bDF-gVSE

              Another batch of recruits pass out.
              so they all chose to join the Artillery?
              RGJ

              ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

              The Rifles

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              • #82
                Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Post
                so they all chose to join the Artillery?

                No, these chaps would have been trained by the artillery, 2FAR. A week or two prior to passing out they would have been asked which unit they wanted to go to. Generally their choice would be restricted to the brigade they were trained in. Eastern Brigade in this instance. But they would all pass out together under a 2FAR pennant.

                As a general unwritten rule though, the unit which trained them would get the lions share of recruits. Next platoon trained in the eastern brigade would be trained by one of the other line units.

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by Tango_Charlie View Post
                  As a general unwritten rule though, the unit which trained them would get the lions share of recruits. Next platoon trained in the eastern brigade would be trained by one of the other line units.
                  feck that for a game of soldiers.
                  RGJ

                  ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                  The Rifles

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