ARmy Rumour SErvice

**tally_target** · 25-08-2012, 20:50

Originally Posted by Bath Salts

I've passed my Bde pre course for FAC and my next step is the screening at RAF Leeming.
Any tips for the course or anything in particular I should concentrate on for preparation?

Map reading, Compass in degrees not mils, and in your ears back on the course. The hard work and the real learning starts if you pass the cours.

**theblindking** · 25-08-2012, 21:30

Originally Posted by ports3

.... JTAC Joint terminal Air controller ....

Joint Terminal Attack Controller. Not that it matters.

**japseyewarrior** · 26-08-2012, 14:39

Originally Posted by tally_target

Sorry mate your incorrect check out JSP 498 , of course you got the odd RAF Reg punter getting squared away. But the JSP is the gospel.

Interesting, none of the TACP 2ics at my place have toured as an FST FAC first! The 'ROMADs' are the most experienced guys in the TACPs as it stands.

**DesktopCommando** · 26-08-2012, 14:41

Map Reading and the ability to talk to some (nato planes) not any comms speak

**box-of-frogs** · 09-09-2012, 11:26

Seems noddy, but make sure you can get your 'east' and 'west' correct when there is a bit of pressure. An RA Sgt on my PCS kept getting them mixed up. Unsurprisingly, he failed.... Map reading in degrees as previously said. Look at contours too, so you can say what a feature is (ie a spur or ridge) from the contours.

**tally_target** · 25-10-2012, 20:01

The JSP 918 is out now, a few 2 i/c TACP are first tour FAC's however since the pub is out , all tacp 2 i/c PIDs are for legacy FAC's.

**box-of-frogs** · 25-10-2012, 22:06

It's almost like there should be some sort of FAC career stream........

**tally_target** · 29-10-2012, 10:08

Originally Posted by box-of-frogs

It's almost like there should be some sort of FAC career stream........

Ha ha ha , makes much too much sense, it would save millions and we could manage with a lot less FACs on deployments as the FAC's skill set would be far greater.Instead of training brand new FAC's for every tour, you could have old sweat FAC's that could do twice the job with half the manpower.

**Paton216tech** · 29-10-2012, 10:21

I was in 613/614 TACP / FAC at 216 during the Aldershot years. Right good skive inflating blow up tanks in the middle of nowhere fo a septic pilot do his stuff. This was pre 14int.

**Arters** · 29-10-2012, 11:36

So what?

I predate you by umpteen years.......742 TACP but in those alcyion days we knew
what the fcuk we were doing, including controlling Canadian F104s who were the
only ones to attack at 540Kts.

Euronato Courses held at Furstenfeldbruck, low load the Spartan down and cadge
a lift back in a Kraut Transall, all this was after the Ferret era.

So did they have Spindles in 14 then?...they didn't......ahem!