AndyPipkin said:
I went to their open day tonite, they had an Apache and a Chinook there. I got talking to one of the HAC recruiters, like me a solicitor during the week. He said they take new recruits up to age 43! That puts me well within the age bracket. He asked me to fill in a contact form re a familiarisation visit next month. Like a fool, I did - I head out to Iraq next week
Seriously tho, worth doing?
Andy, as an ex-HAC guy, of course I'd say this but it's definately worth it. You'll never make better friends, or have quite the same experiences again.
The Regt. takes on all sorts, and everyone is equal and starts as a Trooper. The messing is also together - you can end up with quite an eclectic mix.
Although it's core role is STA, not everyone is interested in sitting in a hole on a wet and windy hillside, and there are other opportunities as well.
Hopefully if you've given them your details, they should contact you, however why not turn up for a recruiting evening (first Tuesday of every month IIRC) when you can have a proper talk in a less fraught atmosphere, and the beer's free.
Oh, and don't listen to any of this 'Special Forces' talk. The HAC isn't, and never has been. We'er just rather good at what we do, and the rest of the Army is plain jealous.
You can PM me if you have any specific questions, but I'm a couple of years out of date and you'd probably do better to go through the recruiting cell.
PB
