Can regular soldiers be 'promoted' to flying after serving in the British Army

[J.A.F.O.]

Originally Posted by dublinamg

the fact that I have a record meant it was a No.

Shouldn't have done it, then; should you?

[MightyGem]

There's also an ex AAC guy on the Vickers Funbus!

VERY surprised you let that one join!!

[mutleyfour]

Originally Posted by moggiee

For God's sake lighten up - IT'S BANTER!!!!!!!!!

Vortex Thing repeats much of the stuff that the RAF has had to put up with for nearly 89 years - it's give and take and is part of the fun!

Hey Moggie, I beg to differ, Banter is only Banter when you don't have to tell people its Banter.



I joined the AAC as groundcrew back in the 80's and started my flying about 8 years after joining. Initially I wasn't interested in the flying side but soon changed my mind after having a trip in the back.

To me its so simple, if you want to fly Rotary and havent a degree try the Army, if however you have a degree then try all three and see which picks you up first. Lastly if wearing a G Suit turns you on then you had better try the RAF.

[Jeep]

The Cranwell 11+ tests require a score of approx 115 out of 180 for Navy and RAF. In recent years the minimum score has been as high as 140 because of the quality and amount of applicants. The P score accepted by the Army is 80.

Yes, I needed that lower score

[handysnaks]

To answer the question.

You can join the Army Air Corps direct as Private Soldier (Airtrooper).
To do this you need no qualifications. As the armed forces contract due to a lack of work ( ), it may be harder to get in the AAC rather than other Corps or Regiments.

Once in, and with a certain amount of experience you may apply for pilot selection, as may any other soldier in the Army (commissioned or non-commissioned) .

You might not pass pilot selection and if you do then you might not pass the pilots course.

At least that was the way it worked once upon a time......

If you don't try then you'll never know.....