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Old 26th Jan 2007, 07:48
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Wee Weasley Welshman
 
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The plain truth is that you have little to no chance of succeeding in an application for the Pilot branch of the RAF or RN.

You don't need to ask on the Military forum.

Competition is immense and they really do only take the best of the best of the best at the moment. Using my personal history might underline the scale of the problem for you..

In 1991 I was sponsored through my A-levels by the RAF to become a pilot. I attained A,B,B. This was back when A-levels were hard. To get the sponsorship my GCSE's were AAAABBB and I was a Flight Sergeant in the ATC and a Staff Cadet at a Volunteer Gliding School. At 17 I did a PPL under another RAF sponsorship. At University I did a degree suggested to me as being useful be OASC careers. I was in the UAS and completed the syllabus.

In the end, I still didn't make the grade for entry because they need so few and they have so many terrific people to chose from that were slightly more terrific than I. Since 1996 (when I left Uni) the RAF has become quite a bit smaller..

Personality goes a long way so don't get too hung up on grades. Luck plays a big part. Determination goes a long way.

But the reality is you have crap GCSE's very mediocre A-levels and a wavering commitement to Service life.

You are nowhere.

Best someone tells you straight.


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