Akrotiri

mrsfarnie

Hello All.
My husband is a CPL in the RAF and is thinking about volunteering for a post out in Cyprus which will last for 3 years.
I have 2 children one 5 and one 3.
Has anyone any advice or tips please?
Thank you

Alias_Omega

MrsFarnie,

I was reading earlier today an article in the RAF News about RAF Akrotiri. It mentioned that RAF Akrotiri is no longer a holiday in the sunshine posting, but instead the spring to all operations in the middle east.

Speaking with friends that are and have been based out there. It seems that this article is true, and manpower have been cut to save cost. They still enjoy the life they have out there.

I would ask your husband to contact the section that he wants to apply for, ask them what the work is like, and the shifts expected to work. I believe some places work 12 hr shifts of days & night, with a few working Cyprus day shift pattern (Basically 7am till 2pm). Obviously you can see one shift pattern has a affect on the family life more than the other.

If your husband can hack the amount of work that maybe needed from him, and you can survive living on a RAF base in the middle of the med, which could make you feel like your isolated away from your family sometimes, but you love travelling, eating out and afternoons at the beaches, then Cyprus is for you..

Did i also mention that Akrotiri has a school on the station for your childrens ages..

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Alias