ASK THE ASM WO1 (CASM) Daniel McNeill Each month the Corps ASM answers your most pertinant questions from Twitter.
“Sir, I had the privilege of speaking with His Royal Highness Prince Phillip a few years ago when he visited MoD Lyeham. He was a really affable man and someone clearly passionate about engineering and our Corps. I was just hoping that you could shed some light on who may succeed him as our new Colonel in Chief?” As I write this on 15 Oct 21, we are patiently awaiting confirmation from the Palace about who may succeed His Royal Highness Prince Philip as our Colonel in Chief. HRH held many roles across our Armed Forces and careful consideration is ongoing to ensure that the all of his responsibilities are shared and allocated to the right individual. We know nothing more at the moment other than to state that this is an on-going process. We hope that the Palace may identify a successor soon and this will lead to some opportunities for engagements and visits across the Corps.
“Sir, I’m a re-trade from the RLC who came across to the REME in 2018 and became a Technician. I have dyslexia. I’d be interested to know how the REME is going to use modern technology to help its Soldiers learn and find information during training rather than just making them memorise the training objectives for a test. My Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) affects my memory.” The Army, like our sister services, takes guidance on supporting our Soldiers with SpLDs from JSP 898; Defence Direction and Guidance on Training, Education and Skills. SpLD is not a medical condition and we don’t treat it as such. Our training objectives are not amended at all for those with SpLDs. 8 Training Battalion do support Soldiers however by making sure that they cater for those neuro-diversities that manifest as learning difficulties. As an example, the Battalion is providing recorded exams for some and also providing the facility to have answers dictated. Defence Direction seeks to ensure that SpLD is recognised as being an issue that is principally and proactively managed by you, the individual. As a Tech Elec CEG, I know that the majority of the practical sessions during the military phase of the Tech Elec Basic Course are moving/have moved to open book. This is partly to introduce you to Army Equipment Support Publications early in your career. This should help ensure that when the time comes - you have the tools to find the information you need as opposed to memorising everything. If you think we could do more, it would be really good to get you down to Lyneham to speak with the SpLD Rep. Please pick up the phone and engage with me.
The funeral of His Royal Highness Prince Phillip
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