Ongoing Development
Subsequent tours of duty may see you being employed in a wide variety of areas , including :
• One of the other areas of the Non-Commissioned Controller specialisation .
• As ‘ Mission Crew ’ on the E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning aircraft based at RAF Lossiemouth .
• Part of the UK ’ s deployable , ground based , command and control unit ‘ Number 1 Air Control Centre ’ located at RAF Boulmer .
• Tactical ATC – high readiness small teams who deploy ahead of the main force to set up landing zones and airfields worldwide .
• Instructing ab-initio and postgraduate students .
You may also be selected for advancement to intermediate management roles , responsible for supervising teams of specialists . Throughout your career , you should expect operational deployments ( generally of up to but not limited to 6 months duration ) to a range of locations worldwide , together with ad-hoc shorter detachments to locations such as Cyprus , Falkland Islands , Lithuania , Japan , Gibraltar , Canada , Spain , the United Arab Emirates , Malaysia and the US .
Transferable Skills
As an Air Traffic & Weapons Controller , you will obtain a range of transferable skills including advanced leadership ( CMI Accredited ), change and project management and the opportunity for further academic development . These skills and your experience could equip you for a variety of civilian jobs that involve dynamic supervisory or management responsibilities , such as working within the transportation division of the Public Sector or within an emergency response control centre .
SIP - EA - Air Traffic & Weapons Controller