Armed forces driving test.

[dave1966]

Hi all.

Ive been wondering about this and I think there maybe a few of you on here may know the answer to this.

Does anyone in the armed forces (RAF) who sit their driving test get catergory B+E on their licence when they pass their driving test through the armed forces (RAF)

Many thanks in advance.
Dave.

[James Bass]

I'd imagine they'd all have to Dave. Think of how many Landys to trailers, guns ect...

[Big Dav]

Haven't been in te paid forces but understood the instructors/examiners were to DoE qualification and were capable of authorising the categories onto the licences.

[akers159]

Dave, passed my test back in 73 (RAF St Athen) have BE on my licence, if that helps

[dave1966]

Cheers guy's,Im still puzzled.
This may help (which I forgot to put in the first thread),my step daughters boyfriend is 20 and he is in the RAF and he is sitting his test through the RAF and he is only a flights operator and from what he told me,he wont be doing any driving on the airbase just to and from the airbase to work and he told me that he will get cat B+E on his licence through the RAF,but his provisional licence only show cat B,is this true about cat B+E

[James Bass]

[akers159]

James, your right, just dug out my certs, passed my car test back 71, HGV 3 in 73, HGV 1 in 74, Tracked in 76 52 tonne ARV, never sat a trailer test for car though.

[Rifleman]

And banned in 77

[snapper]

Depends on the vehicle you train on, but if you didnt have a licence when I joined (and needed one for your job) you started on Landrovers and worked up. Think the RE Drivers finished their basic driving course with a Class 3 HGV after about 6 weeks. I already had a licence so didnt do any driving courses until I got to my first unit, then it was a quick fam course on the landrover followed by a tracks course for the CVRT and 432.

Did the HGV in 92 out in Holland, car to HGV Class 1 in a week. We had brand new x country capable Merc Tractor Trailer units to learn on, so new in fact we actually got to take the bubble wrap off the stuff in the cabs and 45ft trailors which were tricked out as mobile offices. The boss at the time blagged a place on the course and took out a pedestrian barrier with the trailer 3rd day of the course the gear inside the trailer hadnt even been 'unwrapped'

Don't know what you get now (left in 2002) but I would think it's very much in line with civvie street these days.

Don't forget that rather than just passing a test for a 'group' of vehicles, in the military you have to do a course (and test) for each vehicle you are going to drive (including varients) which is then put on your military driving licence.

[akers159]