Survival Equipment Technician Review
at RAF
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Basingstoke
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
3.7 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
3.6/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
Servicing, maintaining and modifying flying clothing in support of the Chinook Force.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I enjoy everyday challenges that come with survival equipment and working with other departments to complete jobs
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Sewing, document/publication referring and managing.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Clear and concise, my goals and tasks are clearly laid out, explained well and support is readily available.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Whether it’s welfare, apprenticeship related or work force, there is a process or support for all of it.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
Support has been there when available but due to service need my apprenticeship training has been slowed
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
To become more proficient and unlock supervisory skills to progress in my career.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Many sports such as COs cup for football, social events within the flight, or even Clay pigeon shooting.
Personally in the music club to offer Live music to social events.
Personally in the music club to offer Live music to social events.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend RAF to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Job and pay security, abundant opportunities and people.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to RAF?
Find out as much as you can about the trades that interest you, before you apply for one.
Speak to current service members in those trades.
Speak to current service members in those trades.
