Originally Posted by
downsizer
Jesus christ.
Any pilot (or indeed any branch or trade) that has recently left can, on their own, approach the RAF about rejoining. And they can discuss length of contract etc, etc. There is a successful cell processing these people already.
I think the crux is not RAF acceptance. It is more likely to be the short term nature of any appointment and the mechanism of returning to an airline. After all there is likely to be a good reason why people left the RAF in the first place.