MPGS

Just wondering how many ex Royal Welch are currently serving with the Military Provist Guard Service (MPGS), I know at RAF Valley there is me, Paul Jones 80, Mad Mitch, Chris Roberts and Dve Humphreys 06. I have heard that Duggie (or Ken not Sure) is at Donnington?

That is Douggie Hewer

Hi Mike,

It's Ken who is based at Donnington.

Cheers Al, i'm sure there is a lot more back in green, not a bad job for ex forces, be you Army, Navy or RAF. Worth considering for those out there that are at a loose end. Only requirements are that you have served more then 3 years and are under 55. You get all the benifits of the Army minus 3% of the X factor and you either continue your pension or if you have done 22, start a new one.

Mike
How did you apply for MPGS iv tried on the Internet but not able to open the site

Hi Robbo, they have only just started to recruit on the web, the best way is to go through Army Careers or phone the MPGS direct in SouthWick Park, they have there own recruiter there. The only phone number I have for there is 02392 284814 (Mil 93835 4814), just ask for the recruiter. By they way I also forgot Pat Duggan is also at RAF Valley.

Gags was at Llanrwst & Capel Curig, but that was some time ago.

If you live in South Wales, you can get in touch with me at the Armed Forces Careers Office in Cardiff on 02920 726823 or send your address to me and I will send you a leaflet. I deal with MPGS in my office, but then all Army careers offices do. For anyone not aware who I am, Dai Williams 72 and I am the Senior Recruiter in cardiff.

Richie, that would be the MGS at Capel Curig, they are more or less civies, MPGS sign back into the Army on a local engagement on 3 year contracts till you are 55, you also start a new pension if you have done 22 years and continue your old one if you have done less. You get all the same benifts that you had before i.e medical, dental and quarters.

Cheers Mike, Sounds a good package, it seems funny though, you fight your way up through the ranks, do your time & end up stagging on the gate again. ( I know you do more than that especially during these troubled times).

Just had new details through the post today.

a. Go to MPGS website, www.mpgs.mod.uk.

b. Follow the instructions to the Army jobs website, www.armyjobs.mod.uk.

c. Register your details.

d. You will then be sent an email which will allow you to access the application forms.

e. When you access the Regular Army application form, you must rember that when you get to last page 'career Interests', you must put MPGS and your areas of choice under the box titled 'additional information'. failure to do this will mean that their application will be rejected by the Central Processing Cell.

As well as Valley, they now are also being Recruited for Brawdy ( bring back memories for some members). There are many others, I will try to scan tonite and put on.

Mike
Came across Dia 14 Ex band Sgt He is at RAF Inssworth I Believe.

Mike Hornby is MGS down at Maindy Bks.
Mac Mcfarlane is MGS at Wrexham.
BennytheBall

Lewi 98 Ex Anti Tanks Is At Chepstow

Mike Stuart was asking about you the other day

Well as far as the MPGS boys doing a great job goes, if it's not up your street and you fancy stagging on out here in Iraq, get in touch with Scott Lawson Ex Acoy. He is in charge of one shift and more over here in Baghdad with Aegis. Free Accom, free meals, free flights, free Insurance, not to mention body armour, oh and no nagging from the wife, no offence intended to any wives. Down side is, IDF and the occasional EFP, well i wont continue, otherwise the old boys will be pulling up sandbags. Oooops nearly 4 got, great sun lol. PS This is meant as a joke, all job enquries to relevent security companies.

Hopefully these will be of help to someone: MPGS job desciption and Locations.Attachment 94

Attachment 95

Attachment 96

Has Mike has stated St Athans is on the cards this year.

Best of luck.

Nice one Dai, there is sights comeing on line all the time, Melton Mowbry has just opened and St Athans is due soon. Rob I like my head on my shoulders, but thanks any way! Colin I will get in touch with Stu Soon.

Hi Mike

These is the lastest info we have got in the office (arrived Monday). Glad to see you are enjoying yourselve up there. This has caused some interest, i have had 3 contacts already from the lads. With St Athan opening that will be a lot of interest.

dai

Dai, I was going to suggest at one stage that they should form a MPGS recruiting team, I know this does not apply to all offices, but if it is not a stat it is not worth that extra bit of effort! With a recruiting team they could target the areas of new sights opening. Maybe worth a mention to ATRA or MPGS Southwick Park?

Dai, I see Maj John (or is Lt Col?) has just posted about the MPGS on the Royal Welsh site, I take it he is still ACO at Cardiff? I find it hard to believe that the MPGS Recruiting staff at Southwick Park have not thought about using forums like this before, the ammount of Regiments and Corps that have forums would be an ideal recruiting ground for them, especially as a lot of the members would fall into the brackett, 21 - 52.

Does your rank start as a Private or does it have some link to your leaving rank ?

Yes Rich, you start at private but promotion can be quite quick compared to those on a normal engagement, factors such as previous experience does help but also vacancy at the site you go to. If you go to a new site promotion can be quite quick. Also a lot of people will start at any site waiting for something closer to home to come along and that will create promotion as they move on. I was a LCPL with in 6 months and should pick up substative CPL in less then 2 years (currently local).

Mike

Major John still here as ACO. He posted it after seeing it on here. It probally would be good for them to advertise on these sites. Perhaps you can recommend to them. I had 3 contacts in the first 24 hours.

Dai

AS IT SAYS ON THE Tin

MPGS VACANCIES AS OF 03-10-08


Site County Vacancies
Chicksands Bedfordshire 1
Bovington Dorset 2
RSS Blandford Dorset 4
Lydd Kent 1
1 RSME Chatham Kent 1
Blackdown Surrey 1
RSA Larkhill Wiltshire 1
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 19
Catterick ITC North Yorkshire 7
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 15
RAF High Wycombe Buckinghamshire 12
RAF Brampton/Wyton Cambridgeshire 10
RAF Valley Wales 19
RAF St Athan Wales, 2
RN Portsmouth Hampshire 1
RNAS Yeovilton Somerset 2
TOTAL VACANCIES 99

I filled in an entry form for these, however due to me being out of the service for more than 10 years I think i was over looked.

I tried to enlist a few years back, but cause of age was not accepted.

It used to be that you could have been out up to 10 years, this has now changed to 6 years, however if you have been in the TA or done some kind of security work this may count as time served.

Mike,
I believe Patty Duggen is also serving with you in RAF Valley, he`s ex RWF.

Yes mate, Pat is at RAF at the moment, there is also Chris Roberts, Jason Owen, Paul Jones 80 and mad mitch used to be here but has got out but is apprently trying to come back in.

Hi Milke, been here at Donnington now 8yrs, not a bad word to say about the job. Also have another 2 ex RWF Russ Evans 60 ex dog handler in Ballykinler and Pete Thomas 16 ex A Coy Iraq tour.

MPGS VACANCIES AS OF 14-11-08


Site County ACIO Vacancies to be found
RSS Blandford Dorset 1
AAC Middle Wallop Hampshire 3
SEME Bordon Hampshire 1
DAC Melton Mowbray Leicestershire 1
Blackdown Surrey 1
Kineton Warwickshire 1
Upavon Wiltshire 1
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 14
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 14
RAF High Wycombe Buckinghamshire 9
RAF Brampton/Wyton Cambridgeshire 3
RAF Linton On Ouse North Yorkshire 1
RAF Shawbury Shropshire 1
RAF Valley Wales 16
CTC RM Lympstone Devon 2
42 Cdo RM Bickleigh Devon 1
RM Poole Dorset 3
RNAS Yeovilton Somerset 1
40 Cdo RM Norton Manor Somerset 1
TOTAL VACANCIES 75

MPGS VACANCIES AS OF 21-11-08


Site County ACIO Vacancies to be found
Chicksands Bedfordshire 1
RSS Blandford Dorset 1
DST Leconfield East Yorkshire 1
33 Engr Regt RE Wimbish Essex 3
AAC Middle Wallop Hampshire 3
Kineton Warwickshire 1
Upavon Wiltshire 1
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 13
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 14
RAF High Wycombe Buckinghamshire 9
RAF Shawbury Shropshire 1
DMRC Headley Court Surrey 1
RAF Valley Wales 15
RNAS Culdrose Cornwall 1
CTC RM Lympstone Devon 2
RM Poole Dorset 3
TOTAL VACANCIES 70

MPGS VACANCIES AS OF 21-11-08


Site County ACIO Vacancies to be found
Chicksands Bedfordshire 1
RSS Blandford Dorset 1
33 Engr Regt RE Wimbish Essex 3
ATR (Winchester) Hampshire 1
AAC Middle Wallop Hampshire 3
Kineton Warwickshire 1
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 12
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 13
RAF High Wycombe Buckinghamshire 9
RAF St Mawgan Cornwall 1
RAF Honington Suffolk 1
DMRC Headley Court Surrey 1
RAF Valley Wales 13
CTC RM Lympstone Devon 1
RM Poole Dorset 3
TOTAL VACANCIES 70

Dai

Do you know if there are any vacancies in Kent?

As it states these are the only current vacancies.

MPGS VACANCIES AS OF 12-12-08


Site County ACIO Vacancies to be found
Chicksands Bedfordshire 1
Bovington Dorset 2
RSS Blandford Dorset 3
AAC Middle Wallop Hampshire 5
ATR (Winchester) Hampshire 1
SEME Bordon Hampshire 1
Worthy Down Hampshire 2
DAUK Shrivenham Oxfordshire 1
RSA Larkhill Wiltshire 1
Upavon Wiltshire 2
Wilton Wiltshire 3
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 10
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 12
RAF High Wycombe Buckinghamshire 1
RAF Halton Buckinghamshire 1
RAF Brampton/Wyton Cambridgeshire 2
RAF Honington Suffolk 1
RAF Valley Wales 11
RM Poole Dorset 1
TOTAL VACANCIES 60

NEW RAF UNITS

RAF Benson Oxfordshire 23
RAF Leuchars Fife 22
RAF Wittering Cambridgeshire 23
RAF Leeming Yorkshire - Nort 15
RAF Odiham Hampshire 15
RAF Lossiemouth Morayshire 15
RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire 15
RAF Brize Norton Oxfordshire 12
RAF Waddington Lincolnshire 20
RAF Kinloss Morayshire 15
RAF Cosford West Midlands 23
TOTAL VACANCIES 198

NEW ARMY UNITS

Colchester Essex 20
Combermere Bks London 6
Swanton Morley Norfolk 6
Strensall York 6
Brecon South Wales 5

Chicksands Bedfordshire 1
Arborfield Berkshire 2
RSS Blandford Dorset 4
DST Leconfield East Yorkshire 5
AAC Middle Wallop Hampshire 6
SEME Bordon Hampshire 1
ATR Bassingborn Hertfordshire 1
Catterick ITC North Yorkshire 2
Catterick Munster Barracks North Yorkshire 5
DAUK Shrivenham Oxfordshire 1
Wattisham Stn Suffolk 7
Blackdown Surrey 1
RSA Larkhill Wiltshire 1
Upavon Wiltshire 1
Wilton Wiltshire 3
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 6
Southwick Park Hampshire 1
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 7
RAF Brampton/Wyton Cambridgeshire 1
RAF Cottesmore Leicestershire 1
RAF Scampton Lincolnshire 2
RAF Linton On Ouse North Yorkshire 1
RAF Honington Suffolk 1
RAF Valley Wales, Gwynnedd 6
RM Poole Dorset 1

As at 15/01/2009

ChicksandsBedfordshire 3
Combermere Bks Windsor Berkshire 5
Bovington Dorset 1
RSS Blandford Dorset 3
DST Leconfield East Yorkshire 2
Colchester Essex 18
AAC Middle Wallop Hampshire 6
SEME Bordon Hampshire 2
ATR Bassingborn Hertfordshire 1
Swanton Morley Norfolk 6
Catterick Munster Barracks North Yorkshire 2
Strensall North Yorkshire 5
DAUK Shrivenham Oxfordshire 1
Wattisham Stn Suffolk 7
Blackdown Surrey 1
IBS Brecon. Wales, South 2
Netheravon Wiltshire 1
RSA Larkhill Wiltshire 1
Upavon Wiltshire 1
Wilton Wiltshire 3
Tidworth/Bulford Wiltshire 5
RAF Henlow Bedfordshire 6
RAF Halton Buckinghamshire 15
Innsworth Station Gloucestershire 1
RAF Spadeadam Cumbria 3
RAF Cottesmore Leicestershire 10
RAF Cranwell Lincolnshire 10
RAF Scampton Lincolnshire 17
JSSU Digby Lincolnshire 1
RAF Northolt Middlesex 10
RAF Linton On Ouse North Yorkshire 6
RAF Boulmer Northumberland 15
RAF Shawbury Shropshire 10
RAF Honington Suffolk 3
DMRC Headley Court Surrey 1
RAF Marham Norfolk 19
RAF Valley Wales, Gwynnedd 8
RM Poole Dorset 1
RAF Benson Oxfordshire 22
RAF Leuchars Fife 16
RAF Wittering Cambridgeshire 23
RAF Leeming Yorkshire - North 15
RAF Odiham Hampshire 9
RAF Lossiemouth Morayshire 13
RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire 13
RAF Brize Norton Oxfordshire 12
RAF Waddington Lincolnshire 19
RAF Kinloss Morayshire 9
RAF Cosford West Midlands 19

Thanks Di, more than we get told by the Pink Palace at Pompey

Couple of names I recognise out there . Just reading all of your comments regarding MPGS , never heard of them . Surely you mean GPMGS ?
Anyway , good to see a few lads doing well and keeping in touch .
Mac Mccarthy