Advice needed

[Cornish Jack]

A young man, who recently completed his work experience with me, has decided to apply to join the RAF as a pilot. He has undoubted co-ordination skills, aptitude, enthusiasm etc., etc., and has been accepted for the four day assessment at Cranwell. While I may have fired his enthusiasm for the life, I do not have any up-to-date info on what is involved in the tests - (I did mine in 1953, so they MAY have changed a little!!)
Can anyone offer advice or useful tips on what goes on and areas on which he could usefully concentrate?
BTW- I have tried the search function both in Wannabees and this forum and all that appeared related to the Navy.
Any replies gratefully received - even from the abundance of cynics !! :)

[maniac55]

For the interview he'll need to have his own life story down pat, ie age in years & months and all that. Also have at least 3 different foreign and domestic news subjects to discuss from the last 6 months (that's 3 each BTW), and look for any updates on the day as well.

They'll want see his service knowledge, what aircraft types we have and where they are base, on top of this what overseas committments the RAF currently have.

I'm sure someone else can add more current info on the aptitude tests and leadership exercises, I also remember a while back that there is some gen on the RAF website for wannabe's.

Hope this helps

[Funkie]

Cornish Jack,

I will hopefully be heading off to Cranwell within the next couple of months, should I be successful at the filter interview stage.

You say that he has been selected for the assessment at Cranwell, so I assume that he’s already passed the filter interview with the local careers officer. He therefore should have a basic knowledge of the RAF hardware, where it’s based and which A/C operates which weapons, current affairs, and should know what to expect at the boarding stage, this is good.

The careers office where the above mentioned interview would have taken place, should be able to give details of exactly what’s involved, from the aptitude tests through to the group planning exercises.

The RAF website, I think is a fountain of knowledge for a details of A/C both current and future, weaponry, current commitments.

I would also recommend that knowledge should be handy of the IOT course, now 36wks and no longer 24wks, and where the training will take place for elementary flying and the stream selected for thereafter, FJ, ME or RW.

I have found the following sites of great help (don't know if the links will work), but should you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

<a href="http://www.airmenaircrew.freeserve.co.uk" target="_blank">www.airmenaircrew.freeserve.co.uk</a>
<a href="http://www.timc.clara.net/raf.htm" target="_blank">www.timc.clara.net/raf.htm</a> as given above also, very good)
<a href="http://www.cranwell.raf.mod.uk/diot/diotintro.htm" target="_blank">www.cranwell.raf.mod.uk/diot/diotintro.htm</a> (this course is now 36wks but will give basic knowledge of course and duration).

Wish your colleague luck, and I may see him there, here’s hoping.

Regards

Fra

[Teenyweeny ATC Cdt Cpl]

Cornish Jack

I too am going up to OASC (in three weeks - 'elp! -- 22nd JAN 02). Havfing prepared a huge amount of information with regards to "service knowledge", and NATO, feel free to e-mail me (but not on my profile address - it doesn't work.)

[email protected]

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[Cornish Jack]

m55, DD, Fra and SS
Many thanks to all of you. I shall pass all of that info on to him. He is due to go to Cranwell at the beginning of Feb - not sure of the dates.
Again, many thanks, and for those on the similar route, good luck.
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