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has been constructed by Works Services airmen in an old hangar Works Services airmen i ran agross the fields. i aero FLIGHT, May -jth, 1942. b full wages, and there are varying periods for training in other trades, none less than a year. The plant-operators are sent to a school (as was recorded in the issue of Flight dated October 9th, 1941) run by Jack Olding & Co., Ltd., to learn all about caterpillar vehicles. Most of the men come to R.A.F.W.S. qualified by their experience in civil life, and so it is important that ail airmen with public works experience should know that they can apply to be remustered into any of the above- mentioned trades for which they are qualified. It is also important that such men when joining the R.A.F. should know that they can carry on their work in their own trades while wearing the honoured uniform of the Royal Air Force. 1 Square Pegs Sorted Out A few typical instances may be given. I met one flight sergeant wearing the medal ribbons of the last war, who is doing fine work in the R.A.F.W.S. He was in civil life a contractor's general foreman, but he spent his first months in the R.A.F. in the Maintenance Command, work ing on aircraft salvage. He was probably quite useful in that employment, but now he is doing work for which he is highly qualified, and is therefore of still more use to his country. One aircraftman second class applied to be remustered to R.A.F.W.S. When questioned, it turned out that his civil trade was some form of public works, that in the last war he had. been a quartermaster sergeant, and in the inter- war years a company sergeant major in the Territorial Army. He was remustered, speedily promoted to sergeant, and is now up for promotion to flight sergeant. With his experience there is no saying where he will rise to by the end of the war. Another A/C.2 applied for remustering and was found to be a civil engineer who had been the agent for the con struction of two airfields, with runways, etc. Naturally he was promptly accepted, and was shortly granted a com mission. Another aircraftman had been an architectural assistant and is now a flight sergeant. An assistant to a county, architect was found, holding the rank of sergeant, in some other branch of the R.A.F. He had never heard of the Works Services, and was only discovered by chance. When he heard about it he promptly applied to be remus tered, and his application went through. There must still be men in the R.A.F. whose civilian employment has been in one of the trades mentioned above. If so, it is hoped that this issue of Flight will come into their hands, and will bring them the information that, though they are doubtless already doing good service, there is an opportunity for them to work for , the country's war effort to still Airmen of the R.A.F. Works Services helping to build a new better effect. camp. An officer and a flight sergeant watch a mixer at work. Nissen huts being erected on brick foundations by airmen.
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