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WSOp CBAT
Good morning all,
Tomorrow's the big day when I attend OASC CBAT for WSOp, ruddy nervous to say the least, but looking forward to the experience.
Practised SDT as much as possible, my brain is in overdrive.....
Any other general advice regarding the tests? Appreciate its all natural ability, but any other tips would be most appreciative.
Best regards,
Nathan
Tomorrow's the big day when I attend OASC CBAT for WSOp, ruddy nervous to say the least, but looking forward to the experience.
Practised SDT as much as possible, my brain is in overdrive.....
Any other general advice regarding the tests? Appreciate its all natural ability, but any other tips would be most appreciative.
Best regards,
Nathan
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Having done a few interviews from the other side, be yourself as much as possible. Be honest. Be engaging. Sell yourself, but in a humble manner. Don't worry about the tests. Just think before you answer.
Best of luck. It's a great career.
Best of luck. It's a great career.
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The best bit of advice I can give you for the aptitude test is to avoid flapping. It's easy to try too hard and make needless errors. Turn up switched on and ready to kick some ass, but don't dive in and start trying to achieve things that your brain isn't capable of coping with; it sounds kinda weird, if you haven't done it, but it makes sense when you're there. I wouldn't say relax, but its definitely more a case of easing up slightly, so you can work both quickly and accurately...sort of like less haste and more speed.
Good luck!
Good luck!
RTFQ!
First time I sat the aptitudes for a Flying Scholarship as a young 16/17 year old, I was a bundle of nerves and though just get on with it, you'll be fine once you've started. And so I jumped in feet first, not realising that the time for the tests didn't include reading the instructions, which you could do as slowly as you wished.
A little while later a kind sqn ldr took me aside and explained I'd flunked the tests but my results were interesting: what people normally pass I'd ballsed up and what people normally fail I'd sailed through. I explained what I'd done and where I thought I'd gone wrong; his advice, we'd like to see you again, but next time read the question properly!
Edited to say just read Bastardeux's reply - seconded.
First time I sat the aptitudes for a Flying Scholarship as a young 16/17 year old, I was a bundle of nerves and though just get on with it, you'll be fine once you've started. And so I jumped in feet first, not realising that the time for the tests didn't include reading the instructions, which you could do as slowly as you wished.
A little while later a kind sqn ldr took me aside and explained I'd flunked the tests but my results were interesting: what people normally pass I'd ballsed up and what people normally fail I'd sailed through. I explained what I'd done and where I thought I'd gone wrong; his advice, we'd like to see you again, but next time read the question properly!
Edited to say just read Bastardeux's reply - seconded.
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Good evening all,
Failed my aptitude tests on Monday, never have I been tested quite like that, but from every negative there is a positive; what an experience! Aside from the result I didn't want, had an incredible time and met some fantastic other candidates and just enjoyed my time there.
Hopefully, roll on 12 months
Failed my aptitude tests on Monday, never have I been tested quite like that, but from every negative there is a positive; what an experience! Aside from the result I didn't want, had an incredible time and met some fantastic other candidates and just enjoyed my time there.
Hopefully, roll on 12 months
Did they tell you which bits of the tests you failed?
As long as you have time on your side and they didn't say you showed no hope, then you have time to work on areas you struggled with. And how you respond to this will give you something to talk about next time round. Life is easy when it's going well, it's when your plan goes tits up that the RAF is interested in your response.
Take heart, it's just a blip. I remember as an Air Cadet in the same situation talking to an AEF pilot - between him and his Nav when on Tonkas, they collectively racked up 7 applications before they made it!
As long as you have time on your side and they didn't say you showed no hope, then you have time to work on areas you struggled with. And how you respond to this will give you something to talk about next time round. Life is easy when it's going well, it's when your plan goes tits up that the RAF is interested in your response.
Take heart, it's just a blip. I remember as an Air Cadet in the same situation talking to an AEF pilot - between him and his Nav when on Tonkas, they collectively racked up 7 applications before they made it!
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All,
Appreciate your replies, thank you.
I've taken it considerably well; appreciate its only the start of the process but always a kick in the teeth to not get past that stage.
Certainly am going to give it another go, and as you say O-P, perseverance is the key & I'm bloody determined to get my fitness up to a whole new level
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I'll have that wing on my chest one day........
Appreciate your replies, thank you.
I've taken it considerably well; appreciate its only the start of the process but always a kick in the teeth to not get past that stage.
Certainly am going to give it another go, and as you say O-P, perseverance is the key & I'm bloody determined to get my fitness up to a whole new level
.I'll have that wing on my chest one day........
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Sorry to hear you didn't pass; you've absolutely got the right attitude though! I'll echo the above comments, it's how you respond to failure and life's bitter disappointments that will come to define you as a personality. Its not the fact that you failed which is important, but your reaction to that failure.
Good luck in the future, dude!
Good luck in the future, dude!
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Sorry to hear you didn't pass; you've absolutely got the right attitude though! I'll echo the above comments, it's how you respond to failure and life's bitter disappointments that will come to define you as a personality. Its not the fact that you failed which is important, but your reaction to that failure.
Good luck in the future, dude!
Good luck in the future, dude!
Absolutely; if anything it's given me more time to work on fitness, GK and overall just to practice to ensure in 12 months time, I will pass.
In the meantime I'm doing a few extra night school courses to bump my GCSE grades up!!
Lots of excellent advice above, which I can but endorse and say hear, hear! Like others I flunked selection first time round, but was encouraged to come back for another attempt. I think that invitation triggered a positive response in me, and made me even more determined to justify their faith. The fact that it was a familiar pattern next time round made it less stressful for me also.
All this was many many years ago and involved empty 60 gallon oil drums, planks of wood, lengths of rope, and crocodile infested grass. No doubt the scenario has changed greatly, but the purpose remains the same, to find the next generation of RAF Officer Aircrew. You sound just the sort they are looking for NDW! They only need to be convinced of it. Good luck on your next attempt.
Chug
All this was many many years ago and involved empty 60 gallon oil drums, planks of wood, lengths of rope, and crocodile infested grass. No doubt the scenario has changed greatly, but the purpose remains the same, to find the next generation of RAF Officer Aircrew. You sound just the sort they are looking for NDW! They only need to be convinced of it. Good luck on your next attempt.
Chug
Not familiar for me, but I only had the one chance due to my advanced years!
I do remember one guy who had failed his medical because 1 leg was ~2cm longer than the other. He had gone away, had his other leg shortened and come back only to find that he failed further up the 5-day special at Biggin Hill!
Now that's a dedicated attitude!
Good luck next time around...
LJ
I do remember one guy who had failed his medical because 1 leg was ~2cm longer than the other. He had gone away, had his other leg shortened and come back only to find that he failed further up the 5-day special at Biggin Hill!
Now that's a dedicated attitude!
Good luck next time around...
LJ
