About FAQOn Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:52:56 +0000, George Lombard Whoops: It wasn't an FAQ but the Charter. There appears to have been no FAQ adopted at the...
Hi all i thought i would just update you on the bloody huge rollercoaster that i am currently riding. After the TRA refusal, our agent did get in touch with the person handling our file, basically this person is not happy with my write up of my work experience with the Royal Air Force because it has not been signed by the RAF, so my stat dec is worthless???? so what is the point of doing a stat dec if it doesnt mean anything i ask??
Ok so my next task is to go back to the RAF and ask them to please state that my write up is a true representation of the work that i did in the RAF, they say to me send us your write up and we will look at it. Write up sent i wait......... I got a call yesterday, from records ay RAF Insworth to say call them, great i thought they are going to be ok with it, WRONG!!!!!!!!! I got some snot nosed git on the phone that says its a good write up but they WILL NOT sign a name to it under any circumstances, 'it is not their policy'
After actually pleading with this needle as my last resort he held his ground and flat refused to help me in any way at all, ive got to tell you i was in tears and shaking with rage, what the frigin hell am i gonna do now, tra wont accept my stat dec and the raf wont sign a written statement from me, im bolloxed. All this was going on by the way whilst i was actually at my second job of cooking for the Visa, so im asking myself why the hell am i working my nuts off off in this stinking kitchen for nowt.
Anyway i get back home and decide i want to speak to someone higher than this little needle at records (who is a civilian by the way) so i make a few calls and i end up speaking directly to a wing commander who was the nicest and most helpfull guy i think ive spoken to in a long time, who basically says to me what a load of twaddle and if we cant help someone who served in the RAF then its a poor show and that he will personally sign my write up and sort out himself, he evn buttured me that he wouldnt hand it down to any of his staff but he would see to it personally.
So im sending him my stuff to sort out then it will all go back to the agent then onto TRA with another $300!!! :scared: and an appeal which the agent is confident should be ok this time, so i must say again thanks to all who sent kind words and if you could just cross a couple more fingers for me i would be eternally gratefull
Appologies for my language in this thread im just a bit numb with all this at the mo.
Thanks all, Nev.
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