Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to be asking this question, but I've looked through the various communities and I couldn't see anything in the way of bringing together engineers who are either serving or who have left the forces. I've been out the army ten years now, but when I look back on it there was very little instilled in the way of professional development during my time in the forces. I think the army I served in was very backwards in that respect, and it would be interesting to know how or if it had changed, and I'd be interested to know if anyone thinks that this is the sort of community that would add value to the IET. I think if I'd had better opportunities for guidance in a professional sense I'd have really benefitted.
Although not an engineer in the forces I am very interested in this, I am a disaster management graduate from Coventry University and am head of research and technical development for the Joint Civil Aid Corps, a national Civil Defence Charity. One of the arms of the cold war civil defence was the scientific and reconnaissance section and I have been tasked with trying to recreate a similar organisation to support the emergency services. My current interest is in remotely operated vehicles and remote sensing, particularly with respect to wildfires. Many of our senior staff are ex forces and I would invite you to look at our website (jcac.org.UK) to see what we are about.
Although not an engineer in the forces I am very interested in this, I am a disaster management graduate from Coventry University and am head of research and technical development for the Joint Civil Aid Corps, a national Civil Defence Charity. One of the arms of the cold war civil defence was the scientific and reconnaissance section and I have been tasked with trying to recreate a similar organisation to support the emergency services. My current interest is in remotely operated vehicles and remote sensing, particularly with respect to wildfires. Many of our senior staff are ex forces and I would invite you to look at our website (jcac.org.UK) to see what we are about.
