"I was just wondering about age limits for certain jobs within the RAF for e.g. for pilot it states 23 but does this mean you have to apply before your 23rd birthday or can you apply when you are 23?
Also if you apply say a few months before your 23rd birthday is this acceptable?
*Edit* Also while looking on the RAF careers website a lot of the officers jobs are "urgently required" but from reading this site it seems as if there are very few places available for pilots etc, which is correct?"
The cut off for pilot is age 24 on your first day of IOT so if you appear at OASC age 23 7/12, then you are cutting it a bit fine. 23 0/12 is ok.
Competition for pilot is healthy, but we do need more and more. Don't be put off when you hear the competition is tight. Even if it is should it stop you applying? Don't ask don't get. If you are put off by competition, is it for you?
If you do decide to go for it, have some back up options, such as other flying branches or ground branches. A shocking amount of young people fail the medicals. And the pilot medical is HARD!