Just done optag for herric - during the mobilisation period I produced my P60 form my civvy job plus my RNR p60, this time unlike optellic when jnr rates had a ceiling on their pay brakets (went to war on a loss) they have made my pay up including last years RNR pay and £458 call up bonus bargain............................ oh plus LSA when i get out there fags £7 for 200 - think I'm onto a nice little earner.
Oh and when I was travelling down - i heard people moaning on the radio about kit issue - or the lack of it in the forces - well unlike Optellic the Navy have got their shit together and you now get everything that you can think of and a load more (ebay I thinks lol) I now need a camel to hump the kit mountain to theatre.
Anyone RN / RM including reservists now have to complete a 2 week optag course before going to theatre.
course requirements: fitness test (max 2 months before course start date)
indate for weapons test
a great course which would have benifitted those who where on optellic (not the big brother contingent who stayed down south with the swimming pool lol)
Course includes: shoot, Field NBCD, first aid, 3 day military skills, kit issue ,
hard work but great fun
Oh and when I was travelling down - i heard people moaning on the radio about kit issue - or the lack of it in the forces - well unlike Optellic the Navy have got their shit together and you now get everything that you can think of and a load more (ebay I thinks lol) I now need a camel to hump the kit mountain to theatre.
Anyone RN / RM including reservists now have to complete a 2 week optag course before going to theatre.
course requirements: fitness test (max 2 months before course start date)
indate for weapons test
a great course which would have benifitted those who where on optellic (not the big brother contingent who stayed down south with the swimming pool lol)
Course includes: shoot, Field NBCD, first aid, 3 day military skills, kit issue ,
hard work but great fun
