April started off with the continuation of tool making where we completed our mini vice. A week of filing, sawing, drilling and more filing it was complete.
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Lap, butt and fillet: The art of welding
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Army, Engineers, REME, soldier, training on 25 May 2012 | 1 Comment »
Here is the good stuff: my trade course started
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Army, Engineers, REME, soldier, training on 12 April 2012 | 8 Comments »
My name is Craftsman Thomas Mortimore and I am currently on Phase 2 training at 10 Training Battalion, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. March has arrived which means I finally start the part of my armourer course where I learn my trade. Since my last blog I had to pass the rest of my foundation course [...]
Artificer training: Assignments coming thick and fast
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Artificer, British Army, REME, veal on 13 March 2012 | 4 Comments »
As the course progresses it becomes clear how reliant you become on the instructors for further help and guidance for assignments and understanding the frustrations from both sides of the desk is required.
Learning the trade of the Armourer: From classes to clay pigeons
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged armourer, British Army, common, craftsman, Engineers, foundation course, mortimore, REME, training, training battalion on 5 March 2012 | 9 Comments »
Science focuses on the Physics side and includes conversion from one unit to another, force, mass, work, power, temperature, friction and pressure. If anyone remembers drawing the “equation triangles” at school then they are extremely useful. I passed Science with 100%
Back to school: Five months on the Artificer’s course
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Artificer, battalion, British Army, Engineers, griffiths, REME, Royal Engineers, Sgt, training on 1 March 2012 | 5 Comments »
After being on the course for five months and settling into the daily routine, the course demands are beginning to move up a gear. The course has just completed level 3 maths and science exams, which for me personally is a major hurdle that is a milestone in the course. The obvious jump in workload is through being given a lot more assignment work to complete.
Phase 2 Trade training: REME Vehicle Mechanic
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged 10 training battalion, 10 trg bn, British Army, craftsman, littler, mechanic, phase 2 training, REME, vehicle on 15 February 2012 | 10 Comments »
Me and my room mates woke up on the Monday morning and reported to the office, they told us where we had to go, seeing as this was our first week here they called it induction week and I am not going to lie but this week was very boring.
Learning the trade of the Armourer: Building foundations
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME on 13 February 2012 | 10 Comments »
I chose Armourer as my trade because I had an interest in military equipment and I knew that there would be a chance to repair many different models.
From a reindeer challenge to whole-fleet management
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Artificer, British Army, REME, soldier on 16 December 2011 |
The first 2 Examinations of the course were soon upon us and after many late nights cramming the revision and feeling the pressure of our first examinations whilst being on an Artificer course, we all managed to pass.
A new world of learning: Artificer training is a must!
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Army, Artificer, British Army, REME, sergeant, training, veal on 9 December 2011 | 12 Comments »
I am Sergeant Ryan Veal. I joined the Army in December 1999 and completed basic training at ATR Pirbright. This was followed by phase 2 of my training during which I was taught my primary trade as a Vehicle Mechanic B at SEME Bordon. Upon competition of training in Oct 2001, I was posted to [...]
Back to school: First steps to becoming an Artificer
Posted in 10 Trg Bn REME, tagged Artificer, battalion, British Army, Engineers, griffiths, REME, Royal Engineers, Sgt, training on 7 December 2011 | 9 Comments »
I am Sergeant Jonathan ‘Griff’ Griffiths and I’ve been in the REME for 14 years, during which I have been an Armourer and Metalsmith. Completing two basic courses and two class one courses. This has meant that I have spent long periods of time in trade training. I began my Metalsmith course in Jan 1998 and after long [...]
