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I am sure that Canadians never had to ask these questions in 1914 and 1939. It is such a pity that many of them never went home.
God bless them all.
God bless them all.
YVRKid,
I would check your facts again!
Link to story here.
Also, there are residency requirements; you may have to have lived here for 5 years before you can apply, if I remember right. I'm pretty sure a single phone call to the RAF careers service or a visit to their site would steer you right.
Bear in mind if you have any wishes to be a fighter pilot, we're now quite small when it comes to fast jets and getting smaller. With the CF-18 around and a sensible plan to replace it with F35, I'd certainly give serious consideration to staying in Canada if I were you.
Plus the RAF is in active Ops and the Air Force arm of the CF is sitting at home (save the transport guys).
On Monday, March 21, Task Force Libeccio conducted its first mission.
“This morning four CF-18 fighter aircraft and two CC-150 Polaris strategic air [-to-air] refuellers departed Trapani, Italy and conducted patrols off the northern coast of Libya,” said Defence Minister Peter MacKay on Monday.
“This morning four CF-18 fighter aircraft and two CC-150 Polaris strategic air [-to-air] refuellers departed Trapani, Italy and conducted patrols off the northern coast of Libya,” said Defence Minister Peter MacKay on Monday.
Also, there are residency requirements; you may have to have lived here for 5 years before you can apply, if I remember right. I'm pretty sure a single phone call to the RAF careers service or a visit to their site would steer you right.
Bear in mind if you have any wishes to be a fighter pilot, we're now quite small when it comes to fast jets and getting smaller. With the CF-18 around and a sensible plan to replace it with F35, I'd certainly give serious consideration to staying in Canada if I were you.
Have you read the Nationality and residency rules on the RAF Careers web site at:
Nationality and residency - RAF Careers ?
Nationality and residency - RAF Careers ?
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5 Forward 6 Back,
Check the date of the post you replied to. When YVRKid wrote
no-one was bombing Libya.
CanadaJohn,
You might not get much help here, the RAF is shedding people left, right and centre right now. Student pilots have been "let go" before completing flying training and there are more cuts just over the horizon in 2015. While I don't want to kill off your dreams, I'd look toward the RCAF in addition to the RAF. Otherwise, call the RAF recruitment people, or chat with them on the "interweb" and explain your situation. There are plenty of non-Brits in the RAF so the path you are attempting to walk down is fairly well beaten.
Good luck and study hard.
CWD
Check the date of the post you replied to. When YVRKid wrote
Plus the RAF is in active Ops and the Air Force arm of the CF is sitting at home (save the transport guys).
CanadaJohn,
You might not get much help here, the RAF is shedding people left, right and centre right now. Student pilots have been "let go" before completing flying training and there are more cuts just over the horizon in 2015. While I don't want to kill off your dreams, I'd look toward the RCAF in addition to the RAF. Otherwise, call the RAF recruitment people, or chat with them on the "interweb" and explain your situation. There are plenty of non-Brits in the RAF so the path you are attempting to walk down is fairly well beaten.
Good luck and study hard.
CWD
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Are you a proper Canadian or one of those Frenchie types....? Proper canadians can join but the Garlic eaters can bugger off
Incidentally, a Canadian pilot in the RAF collected a DFC very recently, in Iraq, I think.
So .... what is your combat record in the RAF?
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My mind aint what it was, but wasn't there a Canadian Jag pilot whose brother was a CF-18 flier?
Brother in UK was a flying instructor, then flew Hunters and Jaguars.
Brother in Canada flew CF104s and CF18s. Was also a CF18 squadron boss.
One now retired in Norfolk (I think); the other retired in the Rockies.