OASC and an RAF Commission

[benjamin1981]

What to do in the mean time?

All of your responses have been very helpful and I thank you for that. Changing the subject slightly.........I am going to reapply in the summer for a Dec OASC date at earliest.

I am currently enrolled on a boring graduate scheme and looking for a more interesting job before I am selected. I was thinking about joining the Police and have spoken to a few people who have said if I do get in the RAF I can easily leave and if I don't get in this year I can obviously carry on in the police and I will try again next year.

I have always wanted to join the RAF but want to do something of interest in the mean time. I am just concerned as to how this would be viewed by an RAF selection board. Would they see it as lack of commitment, or would it be a positive thing? I am just looking to join the police until if/when I can join the RAF.

Any thoughts/comments/suggestions would be helpful,
Thanks as always

[benjamin1981]

Thanks Mike, that was a long the lines of what I was thinking. I know the notice to the police would be fine I just wondered when I get to OASC in Dec with Max 6 months Police under my belt, whether they would think 'if he was that bothered about the RAF, why would he join the Police'

I have always been passionate about the RAF and just want to do something interesting/rewarding and useful in the meantime, whether 6 months would just seem silly to them and hinder my chances at OASC I don't know. I don't want to wait another year!!

[Blunty]

Having been involved in Commissioning Boards before, I think that anyone who takes a positive action to join the Police Force would be an assett. Having interviewed many candidates, both Service and Civilian, I foung the first thing that made an impression was confidence, then knowledge etc. I would generally know within 10 minutes whether to accept or reject. Know what you want, why you want it, how you are going to get etc etc.

[benjamin1981]

Thanks Blunty, if you were interviewing someone that had been to OASC before and joined the police but were only had just finished training, how would that sit with you?

[benjamin1981]

Thanks Mike, that has certainly put my mind to rest. I am yet to put my application in......hopefully this weekend.

Thanks again

[The mother alligator]

Are you involved with the ATC? If not go down there and see if you can get a place as a Civilian instructor, or somewhere along the lines. That would look damn good.

[benjamin1981]

I only have 12 hrs UAS, don't think I would qualify for that. Working with the ATC would be a good idea though, thanks mummy gator

[Blunty]

Ben

If I were interviewing you, I would want to know the reasoning behind your decision. From you previous posts, the logic seems reasonable. When I went to OASC they asked me whether I liked school, I replied in the postive. So they then asked why I had done so badly......... That is one reason why I joined as an airman and went down that route. The only regret is that I didn't go to OASC sooner.

[alamo]

Get a copy of Stradling and get someone to print your calling cards!