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1
Q

Name the four types of personnel

A

Regular, Contractors, Reserves, Civil Servants

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2
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What ‘categories’ are Airmen divided into

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Non-commissioned aircrew and ground trades

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3
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How long do officers commission for?

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6 years for specialist branches

12 years for functional branches

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4
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What is the EDCP?

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Early Departure Payment earning commission

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5
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What is the EDCP?

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Appointed, offered or personnel elect to extend service to 20 years (or age 40 whichever comes second)

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6
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What is the length of service/

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30 or 35 years

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7
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What does Babcock manage?

A 
Contingency planning
Aircraft maintenance
Flying clothing and survival equipment
Media services
Eng support and services
Comms
Military transport
Supply, armoury and training support/air movements
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8
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What is DIO?

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Defence Infrastructure Organisation

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9
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What does DIO do?

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Private finance contracts
Hard facilities management contracts (keep buildings safe, maintained etc)
Soft facilities management

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10
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Three types of reservists

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Sponsored reservist
Full time Reserve Service
Additional duties commitment

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11
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What is a sponsored reservist?

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Civilian employees on a contract with MOD to be mobilised as required

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12
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What is Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS)

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Reservist with binding commitment to full time service

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13
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What is additional duties commitment (ADC)?

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A reservist who serves on a binding commitment to part time service

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14
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What types of personnel are in the Royal Auxiliary Force?

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Part time volunteer
Volunteer ex regular reserves
RAFVR (University squadron)
RAuxAF commitment

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15
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Three types of Full time reservists with RAFR

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Full commitment (FC) same range of duties and deployment liability as regular
Limited commitment (LC) full range of duties with liability for compulsory detachment in support of their primary duty
Home commitment (HC) full range of duties with a liability for compulsory detachment limited to training periods and other limited duties stated
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16
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What is Trade group 1

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Aircraft engineering - tech/maintainence

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What is Trade group 4

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Information and communications tech

18
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What is Trade group 5

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General engineering

19
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What is Trade group 6

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Logistics driver

20
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What is Trade group 7

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Ait traffic control - Air ops

21
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What is Trade group 8

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Force protection

22
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What is Trade group 9

A

Air traffic controller - Controller

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What is Trade group 10

24
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What is Trade group 11

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Intelligence analyst

25
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What is Trade group 12

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Aerospace Systems Operator

26
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What is Trade group 13

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Survival equipment fitter

27
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What is Trade group 14

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Photography

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What is Trade group 15

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What is Trade group 16

30
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What is Trade group 17

A

Personnel support

31
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What is Trade group 18

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Logistics - supplier/mover

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What is Trade group 19

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Logistics - Chef/Air & Ground steward

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What is Trade group 21

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A1

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Personnel and admin (Base support wg)

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A2

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Intelligence (Ops Wg)

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A3

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Operations (Ops Wg)

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A4

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Logistics (Fwd Support Wg)

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A5

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Plans and Contingency (Ops Wg)

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A6

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Comms and information

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A7

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Doctrine and training

41
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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A8

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Resources and Finances (Base support wg)

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A1-A9 Hierarchy

A9

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Secretariat (Base support wg)

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