Cfn Thomas Mortimore

Cfn Mortimore

My name is Craftsman Thomas Mortimore and I am currently on Phase 2 training at 10 Training Battalion, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers.

I left school at 16 as I wasn’t keen on the idea of college and was hoping for a career in the RAF. It didn’t go as smoothly as I hoped because there were no places for my chosen trade and I was forced to wait. The waiting dragged on so I chose a career in the Army instead. I wanted to join the armed forces because I wanted to get a job which involved practical work and at the same time be presented with a challenge and opportunities.

I chose Armourer as my trade because I had an interest in military equipment and I knew that there would be a chance to repair many different models. I passed the required tests, completed selection on the 12th November 2010 and in April 2011 I received my letter to tell me when I was to start Phase 1 training.

• Armourer course fires all barrels 17 July, 2012 - Latest blog from Craftsman Thomas Mortimore, currently on Phase 2 training at 10 Training Battalion, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. Now that we’ve started getting into the actual weapons on the armourer course, we had to start with general principles. This covers the basics of all weapons including cycle of operations, types of weapons, types of …
• Lap, butt and fillet: The art of welding 25 May, 2012 - April started off with the continuation of tool making where we completed our mini vice. A week of filing, sawing, drilling and more filing it was complete.
• Here is the good stuff: my trade course started 12 April, 2012 - My name is Craftsman Thomas Mortimore and I am currently on Phase 2 training at 10 Training Battalion, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. March has arrived which means I finally start the part of my armourer course where I learn my trade.  Since my last blog I had to pass the rest of my foundation course …
• Learning the trade of the Armourer: From classes to clay pigeons 5 March, 2012 - Science focuses on the Physics side and includes conversion from one unit to another, force, mass, work, power, temperature, friction and pressure. If anyone remembers drawing the “equation triangles” at school then they are extremely useful. I passed Science with 100%
• Learning the trade of the Armourer: Building foundations 13 February, 2012 - I chose Armourer as my trade because I had an interest in military equipment and I knew that there would be a chance to repair many different models.