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I think where air techs are concerned it's more of an artificial inflation issue than thuds who keep slipping through the cracks.  Not to say that we don't have our fair share of fools running around who manage to dance their way up the merit list, like anywhere I guess.  If you look hard enough...

I have no experience with it whatsoever; but I work with an AVN tech who spent some time as a CF flight attendant/steward... not sure what the proper title is.  He speaks highly of it and seems to have enjoyed his time in the occupation.

He tacked that winking smiley in there to indicate sarcasm I think.

I know how to install a prop.... not sure what it has to do with hot zones. They have inconel wire in Greenwood... you either misunderstood, or your senior Cpl is a bonehead. Why didn't you just check the ODO/MM? It has the PN for the required lockwire right at the start of the job.  Asking a...

I've never met anyone who's gone the SEP route for AVN.  It sounds like a pretty sweet gig, I'd take a stab at it if I were you and AVN is a trade you're interested in.  I'm surprised that they promote you to Cpl early upon completion of the program.  Anybody know what the rationale for that is?

I've yet to see any new techs required to request permission to live out of barracks when posted into squadron.  I'm not certain if the policy doesn't exist or it's not enforced, but I haven't seen it come up.  My experience is only between Greenwood and Comox, so take it for what it's worth.

I recall when they told us that they wanted to retire 120 and 121.... everybody in the room had to laugh; they had been the only serviceable aircraft in Greenwood for just shy of a week.

The first to third concept has been the plan for a while now, or so I've been told.  There are pros and cons, we'll see how it works out I guess.  I expect they'll be putting Auroras up on pedestals by the time the upgrades are all done.  ^-^

I haven't heard any official word on how this new trade structure was going to work either.  Perhaps it will be it's own managed trade or a subset of AVN.  It should be interesting; all I've heard is rumour and speculation.  I've never spent any time on the weapons side of the trade, but I...

This has been floating around for a while now; I haven't heard anything about it at work, but I'd expect the recruiting centre to know. It was touched upon in this thread.  http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/59979.0.html

You're most welcome.  Feel free to fire me a pm with any questions you may have about the trades; I'm happy to help.

I can assure you that both the AVN and AVS trades will need new people for many years to come.  As has been mentioned, a recruiter could give you specific numbers; but be assured that we need people.

The 'gun' we sometimes work under is most often held by our own tech middle management.  I've spent a fair but of time working directly for FE's and pilots and not one of them has ever leaned on me the way some of my supervisors have in the past.  It's not worth the risk to wind everything...

When we have a good Sgt/WO running the desk, often that back and forth with Ops never even makes it to my level; direction comes from the desk and we jump on an aircraft.  I'm usually happy not knowing what goes on between the desk and Ops.

Most of the 500 series techs that I've seen get out for the civilian sector do so after they've completed their 20.  Fixing aircraft for the CF is a pretty tough gig to beat.  I think our personnel shortage is compounded by the length of time it takes to come up to speed once you hit a new...

The word we got out here fits in with what you've said Loachman.  I threw my name into the hat, but we'll see what happens; there seem to be a lot of 'ifs' involved.

  I think you may be slightly misinformed about what the AVS folks do.  They go away just as much as AVN does.   AVN techs get dirty, fuel/oil/hydraulic,  all that good stuff.  Thinking of us as mechanics will give you a decent idea of our role, plus a few things like safety systems, and...

Pistos, It looks like you're going AVN from your post; if that's the case, don't sweat the math.  The only math we use is simple stuff, you'll do a bit of formula manipulation for your electrical training... but it's very basic.  The instructors generally move at a slow pace, especially during...

Hey there, sorry for the slow reply, I'm in NS on a course right now. I can't provide hard numbers with regards to competitiveness and number of slots, but AVS/AVN both need people.  We've got a lot of new people coming through now, but we'll be losing a ton of people in the next 5 to 10 years...

Just a quick note on the Personal; they won't give you home insurance if you own certain breeds of dog.  I tried to get home insurance through them since they had my car, but when I told them I had an American Staffordshire Terrier, they said they wouldn't insure us.  The dog has never bitten...