with effect frm this yr i tink.. rec will always stay at tht rank till u finish recourse.. me and my friend duno fail bmt anot but was ask to go for recourse.. im PTE and hes REC.. is there any diff in Attended BMT and OOC BMT ? just curious.. same batch why rank diff still nd go for recourse.. anyone ?
does it really matter? whether rec or pte, it is bascially still the lowest lifeform in saf.
same pay also
no difference to everyone
Did both you and your friend go for the same amount of training? What I am guessing is that your friend has less training and cannot be considered "combat-ready" in a sense and so is still a recruit i.e. under training, while you have more training and are more ready, hence PTE, but still need to complete some components of BMT.
REC - Just enter NS/not posted to unit yet.
PTE - Complete BMT/no complete but posted out.