WSO = Weapon Systems Officer/ Navigator/ Co-Pilot

• lktlkygr

  18 Jun 05, 07:59

  I would like to be a WSO ADA... How do they select one?? can anyone explain to me what are the roles of a WSO(ADA)?
• Gordonator

  18 Jun 05, 08:08

  
• Cens

  18 Jun 05, 09:36

  WSO (ADA) - the commandoes of the RSAF
• Zooish

  18 Jun 05, 12:21

  Originally posted by Cens:

  WSO (ADA) - the commandoes of the RSAF

  Actually ADA is more like Artillery of RSAF.
  
  WSO - weapons systems operator - basically u operate the anti-aircraft equipment.
• han_feizi

  18 Jun 05, 14:34

  Originally posted by Zooish:

  Actually ADA is more like Artillery of RSAF.
  
  WSO - weapons systems operator - basically u operate the anti-aircraft equipment.

  Atcually WSO is Weapon System Officer.To complete the course: need to do well in summex, IPPT gold, SOC below 8:30 and passing grade for all written or technical handling test is 75%
  
  Regulars get to choose what they prefer. For officers, they will get to learn 2 weapon systems - a missile system as well as a sensor system. The siongness depends on which weapons u are posted to. For I-HAWK,Rapier, and oelirkon guns, they are not man-portable system. Deployment is siong but after u are deployed most likely u will just sit there and wait for target. For Man-portable systems like Mistral or RBS-70, deployment time is within minutes and thus, u get to deploy, redeploy very frequently.
  
  
• kopiosatu

  18 Jun 05, 23:22

  the equipment is not light and the route marches with the equipment is a killer.
  
  its the kinda stuff combat engineers used to carry. maybe thats for the specs side la, can't elaborate on this vocation without adequate info.
• wuming78

  19 Jun 05, 14:27

  Originally posted by han_feizi:

  Atcually WSO is Weapon System Officer.To complete the course: need to do well in summex, IPPT gold, SOC below 8:30 and passing grade for all written or technical handling test is 75%
  

  to complete the course one must achieve IPPT gold and below 8.30 timing for SOC?!
• han_feizi

  20 Jun 05, 20:03

  Originally posted by wuming78:

  to complete the course one must achieve IPPT gold and below 8.30 timing for SOC?!

  yah.... the current batch of 18th WSO is still trying very hard to meet this. Though about 50% have achieve it already. 8:30 is not a very good timing, in fact, they want us to get 7 minutes and below.
• one-niner

  20 Jun 05, 20:47

  Hmm ..thats very much the norm right ?? since the ADA ppl have to carry the equipment and run ard...have to be fit man ...
  
  
• wuming78

  20 Jun 05, 23:10

  Originally posted by han_feizi:

  yah.... the current batch of 18th WSO is still trying very hard to meet this. Though about 50% have achieve it already. 8:30 is not a very good timing, in fact, they want us to get 7 minutes and below.

  u mean they fail those who cannot meet the criteria? wow.. what is the passing rate of the course?
• Cens

  21 Jun 05, 22:10

  No worries, they'll train you till you pass. Though I do know of some people who only got IPPT silver and still comissioned.