Oi, You! REME hats.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

My nephew has asked me about joining up as a mechanic. Not a bad idea as far as I'm concerned, its all very well going for the glory but as I found from personal experience, the jobcentre has very few vacancies cards stating 'commando needed'.

Any serious advice on joining REME?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

ElvisCsGlasses(TM) wrote:

I wouldn't. One of them has already snuffed it, and Stipe doesn't look that far off. :wink:

Whoosh.................................... over my head that one.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

Mind you, despite the 'hat' thing, there's no such thing as a REMF any more. The front line is all very wobbly these days.

Frank_Reid · **Joined:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 473

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:57 am

Well I'm a little out of touch at this late stage but the trade training was good, if the range of vehicles was a little limited. They used to go in three categories 'A' mech was heavy stuff, tanks, APC's etc, 'B' mech was light wagons, cars and rovers, and 'C' mech was plant. It used to be a two year course and it was a City and Guilds then.

Depending on how old he is, he can go from school to Apprentice College at Wokingham near Reading or straight to Bordon near Aldershot. Usual basic training and then into trade training.

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

ElvisCsGlasses(TM) wrote:

I wouldn't. One of them has already snuffed it, and Stipe doesn't look that far off. :wink:

Which one snuffed it then Mr G.

I know that Berry had a brain aneurysm a while back but I thought he made a full recovery

Mr I, Mr Glasses was refering to R.E.M. the popular american rock band

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:32 am

Bill Berry is alive and well and working on his hay farm in Georgia. He recently joined the rest of the band for a one off appearance at a benefit gig.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:40 am

Seeing as you're talking music now (thread diversion?), has anybody heard the new Reverand and the Makers cd yet? I bought it yesterday and am impressed.

(Prepares for derogatory comments...) :laugh:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

Farking hoy!!!!!! this is a recruitment thread.

PK, I understand from the REME website that there is only A & B now. A works on tracked vehicles, B on wheeled. B is therefore obviously the one to go for.

They are apparently very undermanned which surprised me a bit. I can understand the infantry/RM being undermanned but not technical trades.

By the way, is VM an A or B trade?

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:17 am

A B trade, yeah I wouldn't expect my info to be up to date like I said. He could try the recruitment office if they still have them and I've seen newspaper ads with freephone numbers on??

Salty · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:39 am

Mr Ripper wrote:

Seeing as you're talking music now (thread diversion?), has anybody heard the new Reverand and the Makers cd yet? I bought it yesterday and am impressed.

(Prepares for derogatory comments...) :laugh:

don't mind the singles I've heard Ripster :wink:

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:27 pm

Been out to site this aft Salty and been listening some more, and the more I hear it the better and better it gets. :grin:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

ElvisCsGlasses(TM) wrote:

Jimi Hendrix is dead, isn't he??

Didn't know he was in the REME :shock:

P.M.T. · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:14 pm **Posts:** 968

Mr I wrote:

ElvisCsGlasses(TM) wrote:

Jimi Hendrix is dead, isn't he??

Didn't know he was in the REME :shock:

Knew a bloke called Jimmy Bendixs in the R.E.M.E. but I think he is still alive.
Don't you have to take an Intellegence test to get in now, you had to when I joined. Mind you that was a long time ago when we had an Army

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:29 pm

Mr I wrote:

Farking hoy!!!!!! this is a recruitment thread.

PK, I understand from the REME website that there is only A & B now. A works on tracked vehicles, B on wheeled. B is therefore obviously the one to go for.

They are apparently very undermanned which surprised me a bit. I can understand the infantry/RM being undermanned but not technical trades.

By the way, is VM an A or B trade?

is he dead set on being a mechanic like Mr I, i'm sure a trade as a plumber or electrician will be far more lucrative in the long run :wink:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

townendtimmy wrote:

Mr I wrote:

Farking hoy!!!!!! this is a recruitment thread.

PK, I understand from the REME website that there is only A & B now. A works on tracked vehicles, B on wheeled. B is therefore obviously the one to go for.

They are apparently very undermanned which surprised me a bit. I can understand the infantry/RM being undermanned but not technical trades.

By the way, is VM an A or B trade?

is he dead set on being a mechanic like Mr I, i'm sure a trade as a plumber or electrician will be far more lucrative in the long run :wink:

Good point, plumber in the Royal Engineers is a possibility.

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:13 pm

Mr I wrote:

townendtimmy wrote:

Mr I wrote:

Farking hoy!!!!!! this is a recruitment thread.

PK, I understand from the REME website that there is only A & B now. A works on tracked vehicles, B on wheeled. B is therefore obviously the one to go for.

They are apparently very undermanned which surprised me a bit. I can understand the infantry/RM being undermanned but not technical trades.

By the way, is VM an A or B trade?

is he dead set on being a mechanic like Mr I, i'm sure a trade as a plumber or electrician will be far more lucrative in the long run :wink:

Good point, plumber in the Royal Engineers is a possibility.

mechanical engineering aint it :wink:

http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/c ... lumber.htm

Spender · **Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:50 am

Mr I wrote:

ElvisCsGlasses(TM) wrote:

Jimi Hendrix is dead, isn't he??

Didn't know he was in the REME :shock:

He wasn't, he was in the Paras I reckon. Or his dad was...... :uhoh:

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