Good evening Gents.
I just want to dispel a few myths here.
Now I can't speak for the guy in the advert, I am ex mil myself and get the pension, but i still can't afford to offer those prices!!! I'm with the rest of you there.
However,
The vast majority of service leavers who want to join our trade do all the relevent courses at Aldershot training centre. As said above, the courses are all done in the last year of service and paid for by the MOD depending on length of service.
There is one drawback, because it is an individuals choice as to what courses they want to do after they leave, no courses can be with held from them so yes, you certainly get innapropriately experienced guys on this course. When i organised mine, they did quiz me on my experience and quals but also had to tell me that they could not legally refuse the course.
There were 11 people on my course and i would say 5 of them should not have been there from day one and they all struggled from hour one. and were on their way home on day two and three.
These courses are all taught by civilian instructors with many years experience and all of the exams are invigilated by the relevent exam authority to the same standard as any other exams taking place throughout the country. Those that are not up to passing the exam are lost along the way.
Yes, it's a Electrical Trainee course on paper, but in my experience of it, no one got through that hadn't been working in the electrical field throughout their career in the forces.
So in short, there are no Mickey Mouse certificates issued, no one gets through that has no relevent experience, even though they can turn up at the start.
As for ex mil having higher standards than you guys, from what i have seen on some install pic's and conversation on here, he's talking bull. Wall have standards in any walk of life, it's up to ourselves to uphold and apply them.
(I had to quickly learn house bashing techniques when i started up, and of course, I still am but I've done ok so far).
I'm off on a two week break tomorrow, so won't be here for the flak and bullets this may generate, but i shall check in on my return!!!
Chris
