there is nothing to hide what exactly WSO(C3) does.
basically, a WSO(C3) is separated into two different groups, one
focuses on air traffic, whereas the other focuses on air
defence.
needless to say, the details of the latter, borders on security
clearances, so i cannot say much about it.
the other group deals with the air traffic control. these group
is one again separated into the radar and the aerodrome. the radar
guys deals with the departure, arrival and approaches into the
military bases, whereas the aerodrome guys deals with the air and
vehicle movement on the aerodrome.
once you are streamed into air defence or air traffic, you are
pretty much stuck in that particular focus.
if you belong to the air traffic, you will be cross-trained
along the way, but you will commission with either a school-trained
categorisation in either radar or tower, before going to unit to
get your operational categorisation.
in a nutshell, we are all controllers.
with regards to the working culture in the air force and the
armed forces as a whole, the top-down management style is more
prevalent in the force. the shit flows down the pyramid, from the
base commander, to the CO, to the OC, to the officers, to the
specialists, and finally, the shit collectors are always the
NSFs.
i guess no one can dispute the fact that such shit-flowing
culture is also prevalent in other private organisations, where the
lower management and the employees gets the shit.
join the airforce because you have passion for aviation, but
bear in mind passion for flying is not going to get you promoted,
but a good secondary appointment holder will get promoted.
anyway, being a controller should not be a fallback plan if you
fail to become a pilot. its a different scope entirely, and
requires a different skillset.
good luck and all the best. =)
thanks...that was what im curious about...
