Drivers Course

[trellheim]

pass the hat on the way to location Bravo Golf, or location Foxtrot.

[DeV]

Yes, a euro or two a week tech pay

If you are filling a post attracting tech pay that is!

[luchi]

pass the hat on the way to location Bravo Golf, or location Foxtrot.

Ah yess passing the hat.

In the days when people smoked you were sure to get it back full.........
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of fag buts.
Now all you get is sweet papers.

THats assuming you do get it back

[turbocalves]

Is it just my imagination, or is it only lads in the LSB's who are being thought to drive from scratch these days?

I remeber when i was a 2* our unit ran a driving course for non drivers which i missed as i was starting a new job....

But ever since then theyre have been only conversion courses available to us.

[trellheim]

You do after the first time they do that, when the pickup bus from the boozer doesn't arrive. A Critical job for the Duty Driver somewhere else ....

[luchi]

Is it just my imagination, or is it only lads in the LSB's who are being thought to drive from scratch these days?.

Generally yes.

By time the 3* course is finished the females either leave or have done their civvi licence so they go to the conversion.

There are some exceptions.

We have one. After 3 years still trying to get through mod1!!!!!

Also any NCO that transferes in to us is made do the full Mod1 to 3.
The idea being that you can't teach what you don't experience.

At the orienteering we had 4 females present (3 driving) all of whom went from scratch. All but one of them has been around for a long time. The odd one is a blow in!!!!

We, in the East, are an equal opertunity unit.

South, West, East, Male or Female!!

[turbocalves]

eh 'lads' was meant as in non gender specific- and relating specifically to the troops in the LSB not to males or females.....

[luchi]

And the answer is generally yes.

But as you see, as it happens, generally those lads are male.

Cav also run driving courses but AFIK there are a lot less places on their course.
In the last 10 years I only know of one infantry man, who was male, that actually did the driving course from scratch.

[The Prisoner]

Unless there is a Bde course being run, outsiders are generally put on a course as a favour for another unit. Currently, we have pupils on Mod2A and on Mod3A, all being favours/payback. And the exception to prove the rule is we also have a few from other units down the country who are working in Dublin who are parading with us and are working their way through the modules.

But in fairness to all these people thay have given us a dig with various tpt requests and other duties over the last few months, so it works both ways.

As the cadre NCOs/storeman-driver numbers are currently being run down the tpt area is one that will have to be addressed. The RDF will have to become more self sufficient with regard to drivers, cooks, etc.

[DeV]

Unless there is a Bde course being run, outsiders are generally put on a course as a favour for another unit. Currently, we have pupils on Mod2A and on Mod3A, all being favours/payback. And the exception to prove the rule is we also have a few from other units down the country who are working in Dublin who are parading with us and are working their way through the modules.

But in fairness to all these people thay have given us a dig with various tpt requests and other duties over the last few months, so it works both ways.

It also means that Tpt Coys are able to concentrate on their job and not have to provide tpt to move units.

As the cadre NCOs/storeman-driver numbers are currently being run down the tpt area is one that will have to be addressed. The RDF will have to become more self sufficient with regard to drivers, cooks, etc.

The reorg of the PDF took the PDF Storeman/Driver from each RDF infantry company and left only 1 in the HQ of the infantry battalion.

[luchi]

Like on the current 2A, the driving cooks.

Multi tasking without the drama!!!

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi all,
As a Donner, we techs never had the "benefit" of a 154 but we could drive the aircraft tugs and push and tow million-dollar aircraft in and out of hangars and anywhere on the ramp, yet we could not drive any vehicle such as a Transit or a Landy around the Camp.Conversely, the proper drivers were not allowed to drive the tugs if they were attached to aircraft and we were not allowed to drive the tugs the few yards to the Transport hangar for servicing! Of course, what was official policy was not always followed, as the proper drivers often tended to tap the aircraft with their vehicles. We often tried to get the Don to even issue a restricted 154, so that we would be legally covered to drive tugs in the first place but the system couldn't even do that. So we (and it's probably still the case) routinely drove tugs that were bigger and more powerful than many DF vehicles but were not legally trained by the State to do so, whilst being attached to the State's valuable aircraft.
regards
GttC

[turbocalves]

And the answer is generally yes.

But as you see, as it happens, generally those lads are male.

Cav also run driving courses but AFIK there are a lot less places on their course.
In the last 10 years I only know of one infantry man, who was male, that actually did the driving course from scratch.

Well its long winded, and round about, but it answers my question.

Thanks

Tc

[koppiteal]

No just have a provisional licence at the minute

[luchi]

Well its long winded, and round about, but it answers my question.

you wouldn't survive long with us in the mess.

No just have a provisional licence at the minute

so to get on a course you would either need to
transfer in to LSB
or
find out if your officer (or more often CQ) is owed a favour by the 62LSB.
get in that officers good books
grovel a lot so he is willing to do you a favour.
get on the LSB course.

Any thing is possible!!!!!!!!!!!