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annes

by

Major General D A S Pennefather CB OBE Commandant General

Friday 12 July 1996

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ANNElL1\ TO run~o_ 058*-L96

1. ~eJ?el'al. The aim, of this, IU:1RO is to promulgate the re ulations call~ern~ng ~~~ ~~~e~~l~n, t~alnlng, promotion and terms an~ conditions of servlC~ ranc,' ~olunteers, who must be below the rank of sgt~ wlll be selected prlmarlly from the Signals Branch, althou h xceptlonally, other branches may apply' the select'o 't' g

e d' 1 '1 n crl erla are at APpen lX .

2· Applications. Applications from men meeting the criteria are to be forwarded on a Form C233 to HQRM.

3, Selection. HQRM will select suitable volunteers to attend a 3 day selection course conducted at RMB Stonehouse. On completion of the selection course a Selection Board will be convened to select suitable volunteers for EW training. The Board will consist of:

OC HQ & Sigs Sqn RM - Chairman

OC Y Troop - Member

PSO - Member

00(3) HQRM - Member

On completion of the selection board all ranks will return to their units. Names of those ranks selected for further training are to be forwarded by signal to HQRM (for attention of the Manning Office) who will instigate DV clearance action. Once this action is completed successful ranks will be called forward for the commencement of Part 1 Training.

4. Oualifications Required for training must fill the following

a. Passed Selection Board.

EW Training. , ,

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b. Normally have passed JCC.

Volunteers for EW

c. Four years return of service remaining on completion of EW2 training, or be willing to sign on to give 4 years return of service on completion of training.

d. Appropriate ONSy clearance (actioned by HQRM).

e. Below the rank of Sgt on commencement of training.

5. Training. Training will consist of 3 phases as detailed below:

a. Initial Training. Initial training consists of Basic and Specialist Training courses, these can be completed in any order. Initial training consists of:

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( - - ; follows. detail lS as . Course .

( a) 36/52 weeks

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etl'on of this tralnlng the Adquel ~\Il

will be awarded. R S of EWL2 and will be emploYed' L will be awarded t~e Q l.n ~~ EWL2 complement blllet.

(b) Specialist Operator Course 40 weeks

will will EWA2

tion of this training the Adquel Ell

be awarded. Ranks . b be awarded the SQ of EWA2 and wlll e employed i n a' complement billet.

Ad Is of EWO, EWL and EWA will be awarde', Ranks who hold the qua the SQ of EWS2.

b. Advanced Training. Advanced training will comprise of either:

(1) Language Upgrading 20 weeks

or,

(2) Specialist Operator Upgrading 9/16 weeks

This can be completed by EWL2s, EWA2s and EWS2s. On successful completion of the relevant course EWL2s will be awarded the SQ of, EWLl, EWA2s will be awarded the SQ of EWA1. EWS2s will be awarded the SQ of EWSl and may be employed in any EWL1 or EWAl complemented billet.

6. Current Qualifications. those m~n who currently hold auto~a~lcally be awarded the Certlflcate (R138) are to be

7. Promotion.

With effect from the date the qualification of RM eT SQ of EWSl. Amendments to effective from this date.

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e sons at e () EW Branch for rea ~t the normal rules on deprivat'

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as for paragraph 12. permanent losS of DV -

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case may be put to HQRM for retent10n of the' anal Ii' cases, a " I'd It h .1r ex' rates of pay for a transltlon<;i per10 . s ould not be lstin~ however that such a request w1II be successful. aSS\lrr;

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14. Men who voluntarily return to a previous SQ/TQ, or th will forfeit Technical rates of pay on the date of transfe e GD Brancn case of ranks who may take up an appointment in the GD Bra r. In the

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requirement to have passed the Rifle Troop Sergeants (RTS) nCh, the the ~CC, or Rifle Troop section Commanders Course (RTSCC) course on remalns extant. on the JCC

BRANCH SPONSORSHIP

15. EW Branch sponsorship , lS as follows:

Branch Sponsor

Training Sponsor

Branch Advisor

BRANCH STRUCTURE

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- CSO Cts HQRM.

- OC 3 Cdo Bde HQ & Sigs Sqn RM.

- W02 Y Troop.

• The projected

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Branch structure lS as follows:

2 CSgts 4 Sgts 6 Cpls/Mnes

Evl Branch Sp , eC.1alist Qualificat' .1ons.