Change of focus

With 6 weeks until my PRTC I feel I should quickly finish this off so I can continue blogging about the process rather than the past. I hate trying to recall things as it is.

There's nothing really to say about my time as an ATC corporal, nothing exciting happened and it was only 3 months before the powers that be gave me another stripe to wear. I don't think I was ready at the time but I got into the role before long.

During my time as a sergeant my focus shifted from the blues side of things and band to fieldcraft. It all started with my first Easter camp. It was my first real experiance of full on fieldcraft and as a SNCO I was expected to show a good example and lead. I ended up in a bit of trouble at times and got stuck with a few extra duties. It's also where I first became good friends with Matt.

Although he was the same age as me, Matt was still a gobby cadet and I spent the week keeping him out of trouble (and getting him into a bit more at times). We bonded well over the week and have since become best mates. More like brothers at times.

The rest of my two years as SGT was spent building my skills, my future NCO team and getting into trouble with the staff for various reasons. I loved my rank dearly at the time, there was a CWO and FLT SGT above me so they made all the big decisions and I had CPLs below me to do my bidding. Two of those CPLs were Matt and Sait.

I was a SGT for 2 years before my CWO and FLT SGT left and I was promoted again. I had a lot under my belt at this point. Several Easter camps, a summer camp, leading the Wing Field Day team and drill team and all the band stuff on top of that. This time I was ready for that promotion, I'd been moulded and grown by the staff and held back until I was exactly where they wanted me to be.

Flight Sergeant was where the real fun began