#Loader Operator

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[mudwerks]

Houses at the Matador Co-operative Farm, Saskatchewan

Lorne Dietrick... works as automatic grain loader piles wheat for open storage... Saskatchewan

Gar Lunney - 1952

[trainmerto]

Complete Your RIIMPO318F Roller Operator Training with Train Me: Your Path to Success

Are you looking to build a rewarding career in the civil construction industry? One of the best ways to enhance your skillset and stand out in this competitive field is by completing your RIIMPO318F Roller Operator Certification. At Train Me, we offer comprehensive training that will equip you with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to operate a roller safely and efficiently. Whether you're a seasoned operator looking to formalise your skills or someone new to the industry, our courses are designed to give you a clear path to success.

In this blog, we’ll explore everything you need to know about completing your RIIMPO318F training with Train Me, and how our courses can set you up for a successful career in civil construction.

What is the RIIMPO318F Certification?

The RIIMPO318F unit of competency focuses on the skills and knowledge required to operate rollers in civil construction. It’s an essential qualification for anyone involved in the operation of heavy machinery in construction projects, particularly in roadwork, landscaping, or earthworks. Whether you're working with a smooth drum roller, padfoot roller, or a combination roller, this certification ensures that you can handle these machines safely and effectively.

This training course is part of the broader civil construction qualification and is recognised across Australia. It ensures you meet the industry standards for safety, efficiency, and professionalism when operating rollers on construction sites.

Why Choose Train Me for Your RIIMPO318F Training?

At Train Me, we provide quality training designed to meet the needs of modern construction professionals. We understand the importance of hands-on experience, which is why our RIIMPO318F course combines both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Here are a few reasons why choosing Train Me for your training is the right decision:

Experienced Trainers Our trainers have extensive experience in the construction industry and are fully accredited to deliver nationally recognised training. They bring real-world knowledge to the classroom, ensuring that you gain practical insights you can apply on the job.

Hands-On Training Learning how to operate a roller safely requires practical, hands-on experience. At Train Me, we provide you with the opportunity to operate real equipment in a controlled environment, ensuring that you’re fully prepared for any task on a construction site.

Industry-Recognised Certification When you complete your RIIMPO318F training with Train Me, you’ll receive a nationally recognised certification that is highly valued by employers. This certification is your ticket to a wide range of career opportunities in the civil construction industry.

Flexible Course Options We understand that your time is valuable. That’s why Train Me offers flexible course schedules and locations in Sydney, allowing you to complete your training at a pace that suits your lifestyle and commitments.

Comprehensive Course Content Our RIIMPO318F training covers all aspects of roller operation, from basic machine controls to advanced safety procedures. You’ll learn how to safely operate a range of roller types, maintain the equipment, and comply with safety regulations, ensuring that you’re fully equipped to handle the responsibilities of a roller operator.

What Will You Learn in the RIIMPO318F Course?

When you enrol in Train Me’s RIIMPO318F course, you can expect to cover the following key areas:

Pre-Operational Checks Before you even start the machine, it’s essential to understand how to carry out a thorough inspection to ensure the roller is safe and ready to use. This includes checking for any mechanical issues, fuel levels, and fluid checks.

Operating Rollers Safely Safety is paramount in the construction industry. You’ll be taught how to operate rollers in various environments, from flat surfaces to uneven terrains. You’ll also learn the importance of operating within speed limits and avoiding hazards on site.

Roller Maintenance Knowing how to maintain and service your equipment is crucial. This course will teach you basic maintenance procedures, such as cleaning the machine, checking the drum for wear, and ensuring that all parts are functioning correctly.

Site Safety and Environmental Practices Operating a roller on a construction site comes with a responsibility to ensure the safety of those around you. You’ll learn about safety regulations, traffic management plans, and how to manage environmental impact during your work.

Post-Operational Procedures Once your task is completed, you need to know how to safely shut down the roller, park it correctly, and report any issues or maintenance requirements.

The Benefits of Completing RIIMPO318F Training

Completing your RIIMPO318F certification with Train Me offers several significant advantages:

Career Advancement: The civil construction industry is growing rapidly, and certified roller operators are in high demand. Completing your RIIMPO318F course opens up new career opportunities, making you more competitive in the job market.

Increased Earning Potential: As a skilled roller operator, you can command a higher salary and access more lucrative job opportunities. Employers are always looking for certified professionals who can operate machinery safely and efficiently.

Compliance with Industry Standards: By completing the RIIMPO318F course, you’re ensuring that you meet Australian industry standards for roller operation. This is not only important for your safety but also for the safety of your colleagues and the public.

Confidence on the Job: With hands-on training and expert instruction, you’ll feel confident in your ability to operate a roller in various environments. This confidence translates into better performance and more successful projects.

How to Get Started with Train Me

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and complete your RIIMPO318F certification, Train Me is here to guide you through the process. We offer easy enrolment options on our website, and our team is always available to answer any questions you may have.

For more information on our RIIMPO318F training or to enrol in the course, visit our Train Me website. Our trainers are here to provide you with all the support you need to succeed.

Conclusion

If you’re aiming to advance your career in civil construction, completing your RIIMPO318F certification is a smart move. With Train Me, you gain access to quality training, expert instructors, and a pathway to success. Our comprehensive, flexible training ensures that you’ll be fully prepared to operate rollers safely and confidently in any construction setting.

Take the first step today by enrolling in Train Me’s RIIMPO318F Roller Operator Training and set yourself on the path to a rewarding career in civil construction.

[sgmachinerytraining]

Sg Machinery Operator Training 0720280493

[navya-india]

Tractor operated Self Loading Concrete Mixer Video

[osha10hourtraining-blog]

Facts About The Backhoe Loader Operator Training Course

Many diverse types of occupations need to be done with caution. The employees who have to labor to excavate earth, drill holes into the earth, level the soil/sand, and handle hard materials such as rocks and other tough substances are often appointed as backhoe loader operators. Operating a heavy machine is a challenging task. The operators need to have the requisite strength along with the necessary skills to succeed in their jobs. Moreover, such tasks are prone to risks. It is thus essential to undergo the OSHA-endorsed backhoe loader operator training to be well aware of the safety requirements. Most employers expect their operators to be qualified and possess a training certificate. ​ The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have developed three primary standards for people who are engaged in working with or around the backhoe loader. The risks are predominantly posed by the following and need special precautions when working with them:

· Equipment · Materials used for handling the equipment · Clearing the Working Site

It is essential to know that the training consists of two parts: classroom training and a hands-on section. One can enroll for the classroom training at convenience. It is essential to know that the training is not based on a specific make or model of backhoe loaders. Instead, the training will cover the standard features and risks found in each model. Additionally, one may opt for online training instead of being present physically in a classroom. This is hour-long training and may be taken by the student at any suitable time. It helps to know that the classroom training must be completed first before moving on to the practical section.

The training course will include the following areas that are vital for the operator:

· Introduction to the equipment · Components of the equipment · Maintenance and inspections required · Common Hazards experienced by operators · Basics of safe operation · Basic trenching

The students are happy to note that the training may be completed in an hour. While there is no minimum qualification to be eligible for the training, the student needs to understand and read English. Simply going through the modules is not enough, though. After completing the course, the student must appear for a test. The certificate will only be provided to students who pass the test with 80% or more marks. One may access the resource with the login details and print out the test and the certificate of completion. A checklist is included with the documents that may be handed over to the employer to proceed with the second part, the practical training.

No worries! This OSHA-approved training will be sufficient for operating all types of backhoe loaders.

New York construction workers have to comply with Local Law 196. This necessitates taking the NYC site safety training to earn a Site Safety Training (SST) card. The supervisors at the sites are also required to take the training that qualifies them to enter and work at a New York job site.

[tariesaus]

Latest Jobs

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[grimmgrinningghouls]

oh hey did I ever mention to you guys that I can operate heavy machinery.

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[the-sword-lesbian]

There’s a Valkyrie in my repair bay…

“In” is a sort of operative word here, because the only parts “inside” are the crown and 60% of the torso. The legs and three of remaining wings are hanging out clear into the scrapyard. And the fourth wing is still sitting in the crash site half a mile down the hill.

If a drone or any Colonial Empire ships pass over they’ll spot her. And then she’s done for. And my entire family probably will be too.

But we couldn’t just leave her out there.

After we got the Valkyrie towed 'inside', a process that took all three of our heavy loaders and the skifftruck, some of the uncles went to work with the arc cutters on the crown. We figured after being down for three hours now if the pilot still hadn't ejected already something must be really wrong, so we set ourselves to the task of getting them out.

"Ay cousins!" one of the uncles shouted. "Get a chain over here and we can pull this cut plate out!"

Theresa tossed a coil and hooked it on to the crane while I threw it up the scaffold to uncle Rica.

"Estra," they said after catching the chain. "Come up here and help us get this thing open."

I took off up the rails of the scaffold, right as the crane started pulling at the plate.

"Alright take it up Theresa!" uncle Ortega called out.

The slack pulled out of the chain and there was a heavy groaning noise on both ends before the cutout of the plate snapped loose and flew past our heads.

We waited for a moment in silence to see if someone was gonna crawl out or something. "Hello!" Uncle Theo shouted towards the hole in the Valkyrie's crown "We're from Claret Family Salvage, "he continued. "We towed you out of the desert and we're just looking to make sure you're alright yeah?" Another prolonged minute of no response before he passed me a torch. "Hey Estra, take a look inside, Goddess knows I'm too fat to squeeze in that hole," he added the last part with a chuckle.

I laughed in return before taking the light from him and sticking my head down in the gap. The inside wasn't particularly large, no bigger than my bunk honestly. I didn't see any panels or controls or even a chair to sit on. Which should have struck me as odd at the time but I guess I must have glossed over it. Half of the space was taken up by a large, bulbous looking sack of some sort. But I saw no people, living or otherwise. I pulled my head back out of the hole. "Get that chain over here, and some drop lights. I'm going down in there."

Five minutes later cousin Martine and I were inside the crown, a few drop lights hung on the walls.

"So... where is the pilot?" Martine asked.

"You're the mech fanboy," I replied. "You tell me."

"I dunno man, there's no controls or anything in here," He said. "What's this thing?" He pointed at the sack.

It was attached to the ceiling and part of the back wall of the crown, up close I could see a reinforced, rubbery green texture to it that almost looked like it was... sweating?

"Condensation maybe?" Martine asks, gesturing to the wet sheen of it.

I reached up to run my hand across it and a small zap of static arced from my fingers to the sack, and the whole thing suddenly convulsed violently.

"Fuck!" Martine shouted as we both jumped back. "Goddess, what the fuck is that?"

I had a hunch and I didn't like it. Nerves twisted in my stomach as I stepped towards it. I raised my torch up and after a moment's hesitation I pressed the bezzle into the rubbery material, the whole thing lit up like a sickly green lamp and I gasped in horror as I made out the humanoid shadow inside it. Without thinking I pulled the knife off my harness and drove it into the material as shallowly as I could before running it across the bag. As soon as it opened this viscous gel, thicker than oil poured out all over the floor, followed immediately by a mass of cables and a mostly naked human body.

"Estra what the fuck??" Martine shouted again.

"Get the doctors!" I shouted up to the uncles before kneeling next to the body. "Martine help me get these cables untangled from them."

He knelt down on the other side and started tracing the various tube with his hands, trying to get them loose. I put the fact that they looked borderline emaciated out of my mind while I started looking over the only thing resembling a piece of clothing or armor which was the visorless, full helmet fully incasing their head, with more cables coming out of it, I could see some fasteners on the side of it and went to go undo them before Martine spoke up again. "Estra," he said shakily, a pale horror in his voice. "Look..."

I looked over to where he was holding his light to see one of the cables he'd traced and where it ran straight into the pilot's spine. "What the fuck..." I mumbled looking at the series of other connectors coming off the length of their boney spine. I quickly began looking over the pilot before I noticed something on their arm. I pulled my light over it to see a tattoo in bold back lettering.

VALKYRIE CORE MODULE NO. 7723

"Martine..." I said feeling sick. "It's not a pilot..."

"What do you mean they're not a pilot?!?" He shouted, equal parts fear and confusion.

"It's part of the machine," I said following the cables up into the bag and straight into the machinery of the mech beyond that. I looked him in the eyes. "The Empire turned people into computers to run their war machines..."

[adafruit]

🎄💾🗓️ Day 4: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar - The DEC PDP-11! 🎄💾🗓️

Released by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1970, the PDP-11 was a 16-bit minicomputer known for its orthogonal instruction set, allowing flexible and efficient programming. It introduced a Unibus architecture, which streamlined data communication and helped revolutionize computer design, making hardware design more modular and scalable. The PDP-11 was important in developing operating systems, including the early versions of UNIX. The PDP-11 was the hardware foundation for developing the C programming language and early UNIX systems. It supported multiple operating systems like RT-11, RSX-11, and UNIX, which directly shaped modern OS design principles. With over 600,000 units sold, the PDP-11 is celebrated as one of its era's most versatile and influential "minicomputers".

Check out the wikipedia page for some great history, photos (pictured here), and more -

And here's a story from Adafruit team member, Bill!

The DEC PDP-11 was the one of the first computers I ever programmed. That program was 'written' with a soldering iron.

I was an art student at the time, but spending most of my time in the engineering labs. There was a PDP-11-34 in the automation lab connected to an X-ray spectroscopy machine. Starting up the machine required toggling in a bootstrap loader via the front panel. This was a tedious process. So we ordered a diode-array boot ROM which had enough space to program 32 sixteen bit instructions.

Each instruction in the boot sequence needed to be broken down into binary (very straightforward with the PDP-11 instruction set). For each binary '1', a diode needed to be soldered into the array. The space was left empty for each '0'. 32 sixteen bit instructions was more than sufficient to load a secondary bootstrap from the floppy disk to launch the RT-11 operating system. So now it was possible to boot the system with just the push of a button.

I worked with a number DEC PDP-11/LSI-11 systems over the years. I still keep an LSI-11-23 system around for sentimental reasons.

Have first computer memories? Post’em up in the comments, or post yours on socialz’ and tag them #firstcomputer #retrocomputing – See you back here tomorrow!

[sims3fiend]

Sims 3 Settings Setter

DON"T USE OLD USE THIS INSTEAD: https://sims3fiend.tumblr.com/post/777075618948005888/s3settingssetter-new-new-version-new

SORRY ONE DAY I'LL LEARN HOW TO DO THIS PROPERLY LMAO I KEEP FORGETTING Proper release notes and beta edition

I've added support for setting any Config or Option setting, plus live editing of many many others, so it's now release time. Full feature explanation below, but essentially this lets you edit lots of settings ingame directly instead of having to make .package mods, and provides a "better" and more shareable way of editing GraphicsRules.sgr settings (IMO). Sorry if a new post is annoying idk what I'm doing

THIS IS A BETA, I haven't tested a lot of the settings, there are bugs, etc.

DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK WITH THE EA VERSION

Downloads: Sims File Share Sims File Share - Less stutter config GitHub

More info about what it is (I yap a bunch) under :)

Installation and use

Please note, some settings wont appear until you load into a world.

Download the ASI file and wack it in to your Sims 3 base directory, where the ts3w.exe is located. If you're using one of the presets, make a folder called s3ss_presets and pop them in there (you'll need to activate them in the presets menu ingame).

Make sure you have an ASI loader, these are either from Smooth Patch's ASI portion or dxwrapper. I recommend dxwrapper, just make sure you set the LoadPlugins value to 1 (should be default)

Start the game, you might experience a little more of an initial "freeze" when starting the game than usual, this is from the script logging a bunch of config calls during initialization, there's like 800 or something nuts. It should not have any negative impact on regular loading or gameplay, and I plan to turn the logging off… eventually.

Press Insert to open up the menu. Go crazy and change everything, make the sun huge, crank bloom up, live.

Check the box next to a live setting to have it save for next time you launch, same thing for config but you also have to press save down the bottom because I forgot

Help I crashed/the game doesn't start with the mod!

Please send me your hooks_log.txt if you're experiencing any crashing issues. If the crash is because you set some value to like 7 billion, that's on you, you can just delete the line out of script_settings.ini or go to Settings -> Clear all settings

If you can't get the game to run with the mod, lmk also, please tell me if you're using a launcher, if you're using any other .asi mods, using dxvk, etc. as well as what operating system you're on.

Features

Live Edit

This is the new™ and now main part of the mod. I've mapped out several/most of the exes main "settings" (anything that interacts w/ 0x005a00a0 and some that don't) areas, which allows you to now, in game, change these values whereas before it was a whole arduous process of making .package mods. I mapped these all statically so some of the offsets/addresses might be wrong.

I was gunna list the settings but there's 260~ of them so maybe not?

I plan to add missing specific individual settings from Config eventually. If you think a setting is missing, or if you think I've mapped a value wrong (i.e. you know it has an effect but it's not working with my mod or is crashing you, or one value is changing multiple things), please let me know. Render/er is definitely missing some, that's because the function is scary and I don't like it.

Values (sometimes) have sliders with the min and max value I found in the exe set, if you want to go higher, you can double click to type in your own number.

Some interesting things you can do with the settings:

Set max lots higher than 8 AND increase the radius so it actually shows (will crash if set too high ~35+, need to investigate) by changing values in Streaming

Play in a game where the sun never sets or rises by editing Sky Common -> Sunset/Sunrise Time

Change shadow settings (includes the same thing as LD's shadow extender mod under), extending shadows (they will still look hideous, writing a post about why currently)

Change various light settings to get the perfect look for your game. Some popular mods edit these values for their looks (presets soon?)

Do whatever… this is…?

Game Config

The function we're hooking (0x0058c380) only seems to effect Config (GraphicsRules.sgr in the .exe directory) and Options (Options.ini in the documents/Sims3 directory), but logs a whole bunch of other thing. Feel free to toggle the option in the settings tab and try changing a bunch, it should in theory work because the function is reading and writing but somewhere it gets overridden or something idk 🤷

It lets you set any that fall under those two categories/headings, which means there's some like ForceHighLODObjects that aren't in the actual file and are settable. You might notice some show different values than what they're set as in your config, this could either be that I'm hooking it too early (I don't think I am), or the value is getting overwritten or changed somewhere in the exe. If there's a setting that's in the file but not in the list that you think does something, lmk, but it should capture everything.

I haven't mapped all of the Config/Option settings to Live Edit as they're all split up in the exe, if there's one you want in particular, lmk.

Presets

I've prepared a preset with just the essentials from my GraphicsRules file post with the idea that you can then use this with a stock GraphicsRules file instead of having to manage different versions, giving you the ability to toggle certain things back to default. I might make some visual "enhancement" presets or something later, either based off popular mods or my own insanity, we'll see.

Presets go into the s3ss_presets folder, and currently they stack rather than replace (not intentional but I might keep it)

Known issues:

Rendering toggles need to be re-toggled each load - Easy fix I'm just lazy

Options settings overwrite the actual Options.ini file (idk why??)

Occasionally D3D9 wont hook, I can't replicate this reliably to test so lmk if you can lmao

I mapped all the settings pretty hastily, so some are bound to be wrong

Was flagged as a virus briefly??? Praying this never happens again because I have no idea what to do to fix that dshjakfhhsdaj

Presets stack, if you apply a preset and you have existing values, they stack together… I kind of like that though as a concept so I just added a clear all option to settings, I might rework it later.

Some Live Edit value locations might change during gameplay, resulting in the menu displaying them incorrectly and crashing the game if edited in a broken state. I've checked most off them and they don't seem to, but Render ones did. Let me know if you experience it as I can probably find a static pointer like I did for Render.

Planned things:

Searching. God that'd be good…

Go over existing maps again, some I did early on before I supported static values, 4 float arrays, etc. so I've probably messed some up

Adding every single GraphicsRule.sgr setting to Live

Maybe adding some of my performance mods to it? Or should I keep them as their own individual thing? Mmmm I dunno

I still haven't looked at the way everyone else has been editing the "live" settings, so I should probably do that, there's probably a lot of info out there but at this point I'm too invested in my weird approach djsakfsksaffsa

Updates:

18.10.24 - Hopefully fixed an issue effect people using launchers, as well as a fix for the process hanging after quitting (would look closed but the process is still there in the bg). Also fixed presets applying. 17.10.24 - Hopefully fix a D3D issue that might've resulted in the game freezing/looking frozen. Handles D3D device resets. Will expand in the future to cover other areas maybe.

[elodieunderglass]

I received an extremely informative and well-researched ask on the topic of the modern UK cavalry, referencing a question about how Killie would do in a cavalry AU. I didn't have much of an answer myself, but a really informed person popped into my inbox with an essay about modern warfare!

It goes to my heart to anonymise the research as the asker should receive credit for their hard work, but that’s what they asked for and I would hate to be the vessel of work shoelaces stolen from the president, etc.

Hi, hello, I'm so sorry for the lengthy special interest lore dump but I saw the "Killie in the cavalry" post and couldn't hold back from my chance to contribute to a possible Killie AU.

Please consider anonymising this, because a work friend follows you, I've so far successfully concealed my Tumblr from them and if they see this ask they will KNOW it's me--

So yes absolutely the UK still has a cavalry!

I’ve popped the rest behind the cut with a TW for military discussion.

I am not a supporter of any military, or the military-industrial complex, but I fully appreciate it as a topic of research (I could easily get obsessed with bits of it myself) and I think it's important to be informed about how the world operates. I'm very appreciative of the information and the time it took to compile it.

Today the cavalry's operational role centres around armoured combat i.e. getting in tracked, heavily armour-plated vehicles and using them to fight the enemy.

This pretty much comes in two flavours: heavy vehicles like the Challenger tank

which are designed to fight, and light reconnaissance like the Jackal

which is designed to go forward, look at the enemy, and then run away before they can get blown up.

I can see Killie in either of these roles - obviously the instinct is recce (light, fast, sneaky) but one mustn't underestimate the extent to which a main battle tank has elements in common with a thoroughbred! It's a highly advanced and specialised killing machine which can nevertheless go *catastrophically* wrong in the most unexpected ways.

For example, tanks break down every few hundred miles, so reliably that they're followed by a huge baggage train of mechanics ready to replace the broken bits; this is a standard part of all military planning and so "normal" that any officer would look at you funny if you suggested you might perhaps be able to drive their beloved vehicle, say, half the length of the UK without calling the tank equivalent of the horse vet.

The Challenger sometimes throws a tantrum if it's too wet ( https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/britain-s-challenger-2-tanks-face-setbacks-in-ukraine-war/ar-AA1uC047 ) and if something goes wrong (drove over barbed wire too quickly) the crew have to spend hours "track-bashing" - removing the tracks by hand and putting them on again:

Main battle tanks like Challenger have incredible and highly advanced armour, but once something goes wrong with them in combat, it tends to go horribly wrong. The ammunition for the main gun is all carried inside the vehicle, and if enemy fire DOES penetrate the armour, it often "cooks off" the explosive ammunition inside, leading to a chain reaction. Not a good time to be inside a sealed box.

Space is VERY tight inside even modern tanks. Four people (loader, gunner, commander, driver) are working in a space smaller than the average box room full of lethal recoiling and rotating metal that loves to eat fingers (sound familiar?). Small troopers are at a big advantage here - Killie is the ideal size; tiny enough to fit comfortably in all the crevices but strong enough to sling the (20kg) rounds for the main gun around (biceps!).

Big tanks have personalities in the way that small recce vehicles don't. Some regiments also have traditions of naming their tanks - this is more of a US thing in modern times (the UK did it in WWI but I'm not aware of it happening today) but you could absolutely bend reality a little. And O Holy Thunder is a *great* name for a main battle tank.

(Side note - in WWI, tank names started with the same letter as the squadron they belonged to. So "F" Squadron tanks would all be called things like Frolic, Firespite, Ferocious. I can see a skit where the crew desperately want to call their tank Holy Thunder but the boss won't permit it because they are part of "O" Squadron, leading to...)

Going a little further, you can put Killie in the modern cavalry and STILL have him on a horse! The Household Cavalry have a dual role as operational and ceremonial troops ( propaganda here: https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/household-cavalry-regiment/ ). Troopers rotate between the two roles. The soldiers you see outside Horseguards patiently stopping their horses from eating unwary tourists are from the Household Cavalry - Killie could be one of those troopers one year, and deployed in the desert in an armoured vehicle the next.

Note that again, while those horses are trained to be disciplined, patient and very smart, when they go wrong, they do tend to go horribly wrong, sometimes in distinctly Thunder-esque ways. You may remember the Household Cavalry horses who ran amok in central London twice last year, streaked in blood and getting into fights with buses: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c886qel3wdxo

You may also remember Obelisk, the Household Cavalry horse who got sufficiently bored that he started luring pigeons in with oats dropped from his mouth and then stamping them to death. He was subsequently taken for "psychological re-training". Peak Thunder behaviour.

As a final note, while you rightly mention the class boundaries that would make a cavalry *officer* an unlikely career for Killie (these still exist today, albeit unofficially - Cavalry officers tend to be "Country Life" types from good families called Tarquin and Hettie), there's no such restriction on the soldiers, whose demographic skews more working class and urban.

Cavalry regiments tend to have wonderfully evocative and antique names (Queen's Dragoon Guards, Royal Lancers, King's Royal Hussars) and bags of tradition, battle honours, and ceremonial kit and champagne bills that cost a good deal more than the average officer's monthly income. You don't have to have an independent income - but it helps...

If the AU needed Killie to be an officer, he'd be more likely to serve in the Royal Tank Regiment, which is armoured but *not* Cavalry. This distinction is entirely a matter of tradition & history, not operational role. The RTR is the youngest armoured regiment (founded during WWI, barely 100 years old, Johnny-come-lately compared to the 3- and 400-year legacies of the Queen's Dragoon Guards etc) and nicknamed the "Chav Cav" because it does the same job as the Cavalry without any of the class hangups.

I'd suggest, however, that Killie's... style... is more suited to Trooper Killie than Lieutenant Killie. I can't really see him dealing with the pressures and strains of being responsible for the leadership, discipline and welfare of 30 young Troopers and their vehicles. He'd have a heart attack, the poor boy.

I don't even know if Tumblr will post this monster ask but the Spirits seized me and demanded I post it before going to find breakfast. I hope it brings some joy!

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!

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Good job by this large loader operator, knowing a massive amount of floodwater was coming and with no way of extracting his machine out from the vast flat landscape of the SW Qld Channel Country, he built this mound of dirt to park the loader on. The area now flooded from the end March/ start April 2025 is greater than 1 million square kilometers; that is a larger area than the State of Texas, it is 2.9 times larger than all of the United Kingdom. It will take some weeks for the water to recede, making its way slowly to Lake Eyre in Central Australia. source of 2 photos: Rusty Ferguson

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