Where are you with your application process?-From app to P1

**ash_p** · 26-05-2010, 18:31

Awesome!

**wil5924** · 27-05-2010, 12:18

Does anybody know how long you are at the careers office when you take your oath and are you given train tickets then to get you to pirbright. :D

**lemonkettaz** · 27-05-2010, 12:21

How long is it after getting a letter with your date before you get all the other info?

Like isn't there a book civi to soldier etc?

Do you get that at your oath. I was also told there will be a briefing day as well at some point before, anyone else got that?

**wil5924** · 27-05-2010, 12:39

Originally Posted by lemonkettaz

How long is it after getting a letter with your date before you get all the other info?

Like isn't there a book civi to soldier etc?

Do you get that at your oath. I was also told there will be a briefing day as well at some point before, anyone else got that?

got my letter confirming date then recieved civilian to soldier book and kitlist which is just a print out of the one on the army website(pirbright).About 3 weeks later. :D

**lemonkettaz** · 27-05-2010, 12:47

Cheers

**Oatsie350** · 27-05-2010, 13:19

Any one start at cattrick on 5th september? Still trying to find someone who atually is ha

**CMT2010** · 27-05-2010, 15:42

Originally Posted by wil5924

Does anybody know how long you are at the careers office when you take your oath and are you given train tickets then to get you to pirbright. :D

I did my oath today. took about an hour in all. Half hour to go through your contract again with the WO and then any family come in and you do your oath which thakes about 5 mins then a quick speel from your recruiter and off you go.

I got my train ticket today aswell.

18 days and counting!!!!!

**Alex90** · 27-05-2010, 16:09

Originally Posted by lemonkettaz

How long is it after getting a letter with your date before you get all the other info?

Like isn't there a book civi to soldier etc?

Do you get that at your oath. I was also told there will be a briefing day as well at some point before, anyone else got that?

I think it's normally a couple of months before you go that you start recieving al the paperwork and that. My recruiter told me that I would have to attend a briefing aswell. Have you recieved a letter confirming your date?

**lemonkettaz** · 27-05-2010, 16:35

I got the letter to confirm my phase 1 date which I signed.

No confirmed date for the briefing though, but I guess that probably won't happen til august ish

**Alex90** · 27-05-2010, 16:40

Originally Posted by lemonkettaz

I got the letter to confirm my phase 1 date which I signed.

No confirmed date for the briefing though, but I guess that probably won't happen til august ish

I haven't recieved a letter to confirm my start date yet. Yeah I was told that I'd have to go in in september sometime for the briefing.

**lemonkettaz** · 27-05-2010, 16:46

I only got my letter because I called in on the same day the dates come through, so my recruiter just gave me the letter.

Think it will probably come out in the post at some point too.

**Alex90** · 27-05-2010, 18:18

Originally Posted by lemonkettaz

I only got my letter because I called in on the same day the dates come through, so my recruiter just gave me the letter.

Think it will probably come out in the post at some point too.

Ah okay, cheers mate. I'm going to my afco next week anyway to see if theres a Grenadier Guards insight course I can get on, so I''ll ask then.

**Azza87** · 27-05-2010, 19:12

Originally Posted by dav3rav3

You don't say what you have done so far in the process, i.e. have you sat your BARB, have you been given a job list.

Sorry I've done my BARB and medical and all that stuff I thought everyone did that before pre ADSC day.

So I HAVE to have 3 job choices no other way about it. I really want electrician I've been to college to do my first year electrician and am willing to do that year again in the army then spent another year getting GCSEs just to do it.

I remember someone saying to me "it's your life so do what you want to do in the army not what they want you to do"

If I was to say I only really want to do this job theres nothing else I want to do what will they tell me?

**rdim** · 27-05-2010, 20:48

Originally Posted by catherine_r

I wanted to be a driver in the RLC mattrlc. Not a Logistic Specialist (Supply) have you noticed the recruitment is down 25%? thats why they put me on that....just crap, it's enough to put you off

The Army is an employer, not a charitable organisation for the unemployed. If there are no availabilities for the job you're after, tough luck; either wait or bugger off. The recruiter is there to identify the potential of the applicant and suggest (not impose) jobs which best suit him/her for the benefit of the army. I assume that one should have enough cogs in his head to ultimately make a decision based on personal research, including info given by recruiter. That's were ARRSE comes in, people should use this forum to gather info from people who are doing or who have done the job.

Edited to add: As for you, Azza87, if you want that job stick to it, and make sure you give them a good reason why you really want it that bad. If they see you're determined and up for it, they'll let you have it, that's if you're good enough.

**catherine_r** · 27-05-2010, 23:56

Ok so, I want to change my 3 job choices, in time for my 2nd and final interview. Do you think my ACIO will let me? and, would I have to come in for an interview about my new choices?. If not come my final interview, could I turn up on the day and tell them what I want to do?