So I’m moving house soon, and need to move Squadron so I was wondering would I keep my First Class when I move to a different Squadron? also would a NCO keep his or her rank too?
Your classification is yours. That won’t be removed.
Rank probably won’t be removed but that may depend on the squadron as it can be a bit complicated importing an NCO to a unit where people may have been fighting for limited spaces.
As Incubus has said your classification is yours and wouldn’t change. As for rank I think it very much depends on where you are going & why. Is it a Squadron who know you or are you moving to a totally different Wing/Region. For someone like yourself who is moving house I certainly wouldn’t consider demoting you as a receiving OC.
I think most Sauadrons would keep you at your current rank, although they might put you on probation for 3 months. (I do that with all my new promotions anyway) to make sure that they don’t drop off after being promoted).
The only exception to that for me would be if a cadet were looking to move for the wrong reason. (I’ve had a Cpl from a local Sqn try to move to me as he couldn’t get Sgt at his own unit, however being a good friend of his OC I was well aware of the reason(s) he kept being over looked and when he found out he would be coming to me as a Cdt as I already had sufficient Cpl’s he soon changed his mind).