I don't mean to bring people down, but you guys should all stop waiting for WSOp to re-open.
1. The last round of Personal Training Plans issued to current WSOp trainees by 22 (Trg) Gp gave many of them an arrival date on the front line of
2018. These PTP are currently under review with the dates expected to move to the right...
2. There are no SENSOR vacancies because - All the flying posts on RJ, Sentry, Reaper, Shadow and Sentinel are full. It is also possible that Shadow and Sentinel wont survive beyond the end of the Afghan commitment (according to SDSR 2010)
3. There are no FIXED-WING (Truckie) vacancies because - Many of the crewman on RAF Merlins are now without a job and are transferring to C130 C17 etc.
4. There are no ROTARY vacancies because - The 50+ trainees referred to at point 1 are going to be blocking the pipeline for several years.
5. There are no NAVIGATOR vacancies either.
In summary - apply for Pilot. There is no other option for several years.
If you don't get RAF Pilot, why not try the RN or Army.
I say again - WSOp is shut TFN and you could go grey waiting.
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