IOT - Initial Officer Training

Having been in the UAS world I know that the numbers vary from board to board. However, as long as I've been involved or followed events it always seems that vastly more Pilots end up on 'Choppers'. This was the point of my question. How can 8 RW Sqns support the number of Pilots that the system is churning out?

Think about it; 12 pilots from every board (say), with around 3-4 boards a year? That's 6 new pilots per squadron per year. It's easy enough to have that many leave, when you consider the 55/40/38/12yr/20yr/18yr option points, plus postings to all the non-operational jobs people can get.

We're slipping towards a rotary air force really.

Your source isn't right. The last course to be restreamed at Linton did very well; the majority went to Valley! I seem to remember 2 went rotary and 1 went ME from the last full course to finish.

If you include the last large restreaming involving multiple courses, again I think 11 from 30-odd were restreamed with 8 going rotary and 3 going ME. This included any from the course mentioned above who were beyond the FNT stage; if they were, they were lumped into the large restreaming, if they weren't, they were considered seperately at the end of the course.

The current numbers are running about 75% to Valley. I don't know who told you your numbers, but I have enough sources to be very well informed on how Linton Role Confirmation Boards are running. You're doing 21* course a fairly major injustice here!

In case you're unsure how the system works; there's been a disassociation between the Linton "pass" wings standard and the Valley entry standard. The Valley entry standard now varies very slightly with required input, but in general an Average student will still get his wings but only a High Average student will have a good chance of getting to Valley.



32-odd restreamees, yes. 11 restreamed; 8 rotary, 3 ME. Those numbers are 100% correct. That's 21 FJ, not 12.



Pretty much correct.



Slightly incorrect; you need to keep feeding the system, but if you have enough in the hold you can do that.

I didn't say my figures were correct; I heard the places for FJ from a very reliable source or 3 were 12 places for FJ. That was before the actual restream so don't know what happened there.
And I know 2 who went multis.

For instance, the last Linton (second streaming board) course to graduate - Only one was assessed good enough to continue to Valley (although there will probably a re-stream for that person as well!) The rest all got streamed somewhere else or chopped from the system.

Great update jannisjr. Do you know what Op Mucronis involves? Haven't seen that one before.

Just a little help for anyone who needs it. I had a mate just graduate IOT in June and he had a look over my IOT program, the updated one is below.

IOT Breakdown
TERM 1
Week 1-Week 4: Military Skills-Weapon Training, First Aid, Essential Service Knowledge, Physical Education, Drill, Navigation Exercise, Leadership (Fundamentals-PICSIE)


Week 5: Leadership Hangar Exercises


Week 6: Academic Leadership Static (Leadership building)


Week 7: Leadership Dynamic 1 (at RITC Fairbourne, Wales)
Week 8: Leadership Dynamic 2 (at RITC Fairbourne, Wales)


Week 9: Military Skills Ex, 1 week


Week 10: Leadership Test - Exercise Active Edge



Then a review and leave (1 week)




TERM 2
Week 11: Intro to academics


Week 12: Exercise - Mil Aid (Military Aid to Civil Powers)


Week 13 - Week 15: Academics-Operational studies, Oral Communications, Essential Service Knowledge, Staff Studies, Written Communications, Leadership (Transactional)


Week 16: Exercise Planning , Military Skills (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) (also known as CBRT Week)


Week 17-Week 18: Decisive Edge - 2x 6hr assessed leads in a force protection environment


Week 19: Academic Exams


Week 20: Graduation Support for Term 3


Recommendation to progress and leave (1 week)



TERM 3
Week 21: Leadership Academics


Week 22-Week 25: Basic Air Warfare Course (BAWC)/Grantown-on-Spey (AT training)/Care in Command, Station Visit (Job Shadowing)


Week 26: Exercise Planning for Op Mucronis, London visit?


Week 27- Week 28: Operation Mucronis (Edge,sword,blade) - Combined Operations Centre, 2x 6hr Leads


Week 29: Graduation Preparation (Drill Drill Drill)

Week 30: Graduation



The main thing is that in term 2, the ex is known as Decisive Edge, and its known as Op Mucronis in term three. To quote the conversation I had with him:
'Ahh yes, in term 2 you'll know it as decisive edge, you are basically assessed for 2 x 6 hour leads,in a force protection environment.
Term 3 is at the same time and place, but you'll have a control centre (COC) that you run, it's more of a joint forces element. For term three you'll know it as op mucronis'

You also don't job shadow or stn visit in term 3 anymore

Cheers drewski