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You read in the media how the three services are struggling to recruit at the moment, especially the British Army, but I was wondering how the RAF and Navy are fairing with the recruitment of aircrew? I don't for one minute think they are so desperate that they'll accept anyone, but does anyone know how many applicants both currently get for every aircrew position?
Far more than they can handle.
Pilot slots are about to be massively reduced as MFTS fails to deliver the throughput needed. Many applicants spend months waiting for medicals, OASC dates, and then spend even longer in the Sift.
It's a prestige role, and an aspirational one, it's always going to be over-subscribed. Actual numbers, though (rather than anecdotes), will be hard to come by.