James... - Page 2

> Emily Bengston wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2/18/09 7:30 AM, in article
>> nMWdncNJvZeLkQHUnZ2dnUVZ8imdnZ2d@posted.plusnet, "Kate XXXXXX"
>>
>>> Has recently joined the Army Cadet Force (basically, soldiering stuff
>>> for kids). Last night he got his uniform: this is all standard British
>>> army kit, some new, some 'used', depending on sizes available. James,
>>> being the size he is (already well beyond the minimum height
>>> requirements!) got all new kit, except his 'woolly pully' jersey, which
>>> is way too small, and will need to go back.
>>>
>>> So:
>>> 2 T shirts
>>> 2 Jackets, combat, light weight woodland DP (i.e. heavy duty zipped shirts)
>>> 2 Trousers, combat, lightweight woodland DP
>>> 1 berret with Artillery cap badge
>>> 1 smock, combat, windproof, woodland DP (i.e. heavy weatherproof jacket)
>>>
>>> I have ordered socks for him, and we bought the boots a couple of weeks
>>> back. This afternoon I set up a sewing machine and dig out the name
>>> tapes. He's got a busy couple of hours ahead! :)
>>
>> Oh, wonderful experiences ahead for the young man! Please tell him,
>> "Congratulations from a proud USAF Korean veteran."
>>
>> Both my DS's were in the Army ROTC, one in high school; and the other in
>> college, he made a career as an Army nurse. They didn't get a beret though;
>> and neither did I; radio operators and nurses don't need them.
>> Emily
>
> He has his eyes firmly set on some sort of engineering career with the
> army... Wants to 'buld things and blow them up!' He's looking towards
> going to the college at Harrogate, or doing sixth form and A levels at
> Welbeck (joint forces sixth form college), followed by an army sponsored
> uni engineering degree. Planning ahead, or what! The kid's only 14! :)
>
> My dad flew with the RAF. I have a cousin who served in Northern
> Ireland in the 70's, with the army (and was the smallest soldier outside
> the Gurkas, at 5'2"! Went in as a boy soldier, and didn't grow much
> taller, but was too good to throw out on height grounds). Me? Eyesight
> not strong enough to be a photographic interpreter, and I wasn't
> interested in anything else, as at that point women couldn't fly with
> the RAF.

>
>
> On 2/18/09 12:45 PM, in article
> xPudnZdqafV6yAHUnZ2dnUVZ8jmWnZ2d@posted.plusnet, "Kate XXXXXX"
>
>> Emily Bengston wrote:
>>> On 2/18/09 7:30 AM, in article
>>> nMWdncNJvZeLkQHUnZ2dnUVZ8imdnZ2d@posted.plusnet, "Kate XXXXXX"
>>>> Has recently joined the Army Cadet Force (basically, soldiering stuff
>>>> for kids). Last night he got his uniform: this is all standard British
>>>> army kit, some new, some 'used', depending on sizes available. James,
>>>> being the size he is (already well beyond the minimum height
>>>> requirements!) got all new kit, except his 'woolly pully' jersey, which
>>>> is way too small, and will need to go back.
>>>> So:
>>>> 2 T shirts
>>>> 2 Jackets, combat, light weight woodland DP (i.e. heavy duty zipped shirts)
>>>> 2 Trousers, combat, lightweight woodland DP
>>>> 1 berret with Artillery cap badge
>>>> 1 smock, combat, windproof, woodland DP (i.e. heavy weatherproof jacket)
>>>> I have ordered socks for him, and we bought the boots a couple of weeks
>>>> back. This afternoon I set up a sewing machine and dig out the name
>>>> tapes. He's got a busy couple of hours ahead! :)
>>> Oh, wonderful experiences ahead for the young man! Please tell him,
>>> "Congratulations from a proud USAF Korean veteran."
>>> Both my DS's were in the Army ROTC, one in high school; and the other in
>>> college, he made a career as an Army nurse. They didn't get a beret though;
>>> and neither did I; radio operators and nurses don't need them.
>>> Emily
>> He has his eyes firmly set on some sort of engineering career with the
>> army... Wants to 'buld things and blow them up!' He's looking towards
>> going to the college at Harrogate, or doing sixth form and A levels at
>> Welbeck (joint forces sixth form college), followed by an army sponsored
>> uni engineering degree. Planning ahead, or what! The kid's only 14! :)
>> My dad flew with the RAF. I have a cousin who served in Northern
>> Ireland in the 70's, with the army (and was the smallest soldier outside
>> the Gurkas, at 5'2"! Went in as a boy soldier, and didn't grow much
>> taller, but was too good to throw out on height grounds). Me? Eyesight
>> not strong enough to be a photographic interpreter, and I wasn't
>> interested in anything else, as at that point women couldn't fly with
>> the RAF.
> Isn't it strange how things happen? All I wanted so much to be a
> photographer in the USAF, but my visual perception wasn't good enough.
> Therefore, I was sent to Radio Operator school. I wasn't old enough to fly
> or go overseas because I was not 21 YO. That's okay; because in all this, I
> met my ex and although we divorced a few years later; I have 5 wonderful
> children and 7 adorable grandchildren from the union.
> Emily
>

> He has his eyes firmly set on some sort of engineering career with the
> army... Wants to 'buld things and blow them up!' He's looking towards
> going to the college at Harrogate, or doing sixth form and A levels at
> Welbeck (joint forces sixth form college), followed by an army sponsored
> uni engineering degree. Planning ahead, or what! The kid's only 14! :)

> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> He has his eyes firmly set on some sort of engineering career with the
>> army... Wants to 'buld things and blow them up!' He's looking
>> towards going to the college at Harrogate, or doing sixth form and A
>> levels at Welbeck (joint forces sixth form college), followed by an
>> army sponsored uni engineering degree. Planning ahead, or what! The
>> kid's only 14! :)
>
> Nowt wrong with that! I decided at 14 I wanted to be an electronics
> engineer and went for it! At 19, I decided to shift sideways a little to
> be an electrical engineer.... and that's what I am! I've had an
> enjoyable, good career from it, and continuing to do so.
>
> Should James want any advice on the engineering front regards
> professional membership, chartered status, etc. etc., please have him
> email me - although I'm sure his Dad has that side of it well in hand!
> Though be warned, standards for chartered status have changed, and would
> need to be checked nearer the time of doing the degree - my mentee did a
> B. Eng when she needed an M. Eng, not an insurmountable problem - but
> frustrating, expensive and time consuming to rectify. I have all the IET
> stuff handy in PDF format, though you could pull it off their website
> just as easily.
>
> Sarah

>
> Thank, Sarah! :) Mind you, it'll be another 4 years before he goes to
> uni, and whatever he does there will be guided by the army, if they are
> paying for it... Brobably some kind of Bsc or MSc somewhere like
> Newcastle, Southampton, Aston, Northumbria or Loughborough University.
> Places are also available at Oxford or Cambridge for students achieving
> high A-level grades... After which the only professional body he'll
> belong to for a while will the Royal Engineers! I don't suppose they'd
> object to Heriot Watt or Durham if there was a suitable course he
> particularlly wanted, but getting in those two is as difficult as
> Oxbridge...
>
> Alan doesn't belong to any professional engineering bodies... He now
> works as a project manager in IT rather than as a front line engineer.