What your role could involve .
• You will gain civilian driving licences and ADR Driver Training Certificates during your driver training
• You may gain driving experience in the UK , Europe and Worldwide
• You will undertake an Apprenticeship in Large Goods Vehicle ( LGV ) Driver
Drivers are required to drive and operate a wide range of general and specialist vehicles , from Passenger Carrying Vehicles ( PCV , which include cars , minibuses and coaches ), to both rigid and articulated Large Goods Vehicles ( LGV ) and mobile cranes ; you will also refuel aircraft using tankers , clear runways using specialist de-icing vehicles and move specialist freight with complex trailers .
It will be your responsibility to make sure that RAF personnel , equipment and vehicles get to the right place , at the right time to meet Defence ' s operational output . You will be driving or operating on exercises , operational deployments , on and off airfields throughout the world , both on roads or rough terrain .
You will drive an array of different passengers ( including VIPs ), LGVs containing equipment , which will include hazardous materials using the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road ( ADR ) qualification you gained during your Initial Specialisation Training . Within your first few years , you may be detached overseas from a few days , up to several months .
As a specialist and professional vocational driver , you will be expected to maintain the highest standards of dress , deportment and driving technique . You must work as part of a team , whilst having the capability and confidence to work and make decisions independently .
Full training and support is available to the Driver throughout their career .
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