Question regarding 23 Battery - 29 Commando Artillery/3 CDO Brigade TACP (along with similar tri-service units)
Currently in the stream for RAF Regiment Officer, looking to train specifically to specialise into ALIC/TACP stuff (currently prepping through phys + learning strike platform capabilities - advice given by an NCO or Officer from ALI cell) Is there any specific info on posting to tri-service units whilst in the RAF Reg? Things such as time to post, requirements to post, constraints, etc - I'm looking at 29 CDO's 23 Bty (is where most RAF personnel in 29 are, along with a good chunk of 3 CDO's TACP capacity), Nowzad Air TP (Similar to 23 Bty for 29, but for 7 RHA in support of 16AA) or C Bty 3 RHA (part of the TACP capacity 3rd Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade)
In case you're wondering "Why join as a RAF Regiment officer to then join Army and/or Navy units/brigades" I believe that the role of the RAF Reg in aiding in multi-domain operations a capability is something that should be further pushed in the coming years - the RM have already set the charge when it comes to ground troop specialisaiton with the FCF, and the Army is also making several capability changes with various units - as the ground component for the RAF, the RAF regiment should further expand the link between ground (or in some cases naval) forces and aerospace capabilities (I refer to aerospace capabilities in a general sense, not just JTAC/TACP as there's other ways of integration of air assets within the force that can be expanded upon, whether that be communicating with rotary wing aircraft for troop transportation, setting up SIGINT using air and space assets or using recce units in aid of SEAD in new, novel ways) - I wish to be a part of this.