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The AEF's don't necessarily employ instructors...but I believe you now have to have or have held a full service flying badge (Pilot)with a certain amount of hours before you can apply. However, most retired service pilots on AEF's tend to have undertaken a QFI tour during their career.
AEF's consist of an OC who is normally a Sqn Ldr in the RAFR (J class?), those who have left the serice and are recommisioned into the RAFVR(T), and a few current serving pilots.
There is only one officer in the RAFR (as it is now) that was civilian trained, OC 12 AEF at Leuchars but I understand he had to undergo a period of training at CFS to gain his blue <img src="eek.gif" border="0"> VR Brevet. I believe he is the only person entitled to wear one of these brevets as the scheme was not carried on. <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">
As far as instructing goes, I think your best chance is to keep an eye on Flight International, and watch out for when JEFTS are looking for instructors. JEFTS is run by civilian contactors (Is it still Hunting?) and employs mostly civilian instructors. If you are successful at selection, you are sent on an RAF CFS Instructors course to learn how to teach "the military way".
That is the system as I understood it when I left the service a couple of years ago...any AEF or UAS guys help out further???
DB6
If you read this, maybe you could pass on your tuppenceworth about JEFTS???
Happy New Year
TJFC
(Edited for spelling...just for a change <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0"> )
[ 31 December 2001: Message edited by: The Jaguar Fan Club ]</p>