Joining the RAF with a CPL
Please accept my humble apologies. I stated earlier that you would need to be out of training and in service before your 26th birthday. Of course, this should read IN TRAINING before the 26th birthday.
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Why are there such strict age limits there?
The RAAF states
The RAN states
(up to 51 for observer)(I know of an aircrewman who is 63 and still going!)
Army Aviation
If they knock you back on age, and you really want to fly for the military
, you might as well come and do it in the sunshine.
The RAAF states
the maximum age for Direct Entry (Non-Graduate (or Graduate)) Pilot entry is 43 years of age. However, Air Force has a stated preference for pilot applicants that do not exceed 27.5 years of age at the commencement of Pilot training.
Maximum age on entry is 46 years of age.
Army Aviation
Applicants must be aged between 17 and 49 years of age inclusive on entry.
If they knock you back on age, and you really want to fly for the military
, you might as well come and do it in the sunshine.
Cirrus, to be honest I don't know. I do know pilots who went through in their early-mid thirties. All were civillian professional pilots before joining, except one, who was previously a Nav in the RAAF.
I know they do stay in quite late (hence the 63 y/o Navy Acmn) plus the Army and Navy seem to be perpetually short of pilots so who knows?
Is there anyone here who currently works at Tamworth?
I know they do stay in quite late (hence the 63 y/o Navy Acmn) plus the Army and Navy seem to be perpetually short of pilots so who knows?
Is there anyone here who currently works at Tamworth?
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
This will put you on the upper edge as you would bt 25-6 at that time.
I know of a graduate from a university with a 2.1. There was a rigorous debate on whether he should be accepted or not given that he had a 2.1 but did not have the requisite GCSE. In the end it was decided something like 3 for and 1 against.
As the one against was there President . . .
There were other issues too but it was the lack of passes.
I know of a graduate from a university with a 2.1. There was a rigorous debate on whether he should be accepted or not given that he had a 2.1 but did not have the requisite GCSE. In the end it was decided something like 3 for and 1 against.
As the one against was there President . . .
There were other issues too but it was the lack of passes.
The age thing is the same in Canada as Aus, and they do let people in at the upper end of the scale fairly regularly. IIRC so long as they can complete a sensible return of service they're allowed in the same as anyone else!
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Davy07
Even with a degree, the RAF wouldn't consider an applicant at the moment without the A levels. Likewise, we have been forced to turn people away with degrees and A levels but who did not have the GCSE's! The GSCE and A level are stated requirements and any variation requires an application for a waiver. Instruction form the Inspectorate of Recruiting states that, basically, no waivers will be granted, end of.
(Please don't shoot the messenger!)
Even with a degree, the RAF wouldn't consider an applicant at the moment without the A levels. Likewise, we have been forced to turn people away with degrees and A levels but who did not have the GCSE's! The GSCE and A level are stated requirements and any variation requires an application for a waiver. Instruction form the Inspectorate of Recruiting states that, basically, no waivers will be granted, end of.
(Please don't shoot the messenger!)
Davy 07
As well as the maths you might also want to work on your English, in particular your spelling!
Mind you, if you change your mind about a flying career there should be a vacancy for Prime Minister coming up soon, and apparently good spelling is not part of the job description
.
As well as the maths you might also want to work on your English, in particular your spelling!
Mind you, if you change your mind about a flying career there should be a vacancy for Prime Minister coming up soon, and apparently good spelling is not part of the job description
.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Davy, from your high post count you are no stranger to pprune. You should not snipe at people like TTN who is gently stating the bleedin obvious.
You should strive for good spelling, composition and typing so that they become second nature. I was with a very senior officer last week who said he spent much of his time trying to get junior officers to write proper.
You should strive for good spelling, composition and typing so that they become second nature. I was with a very senior officer last week who said he spent much of his time trying to get junior officers to write proper.
PN,
Fair enough, there are one or two words i did mis-spell, but that was due to my fast keyboard typing. That doesn't mean i mis-spell when im writing!
I only got snappy because tanker compared me to the Prime Minister.
Flightlevel,
Sorry for the thread hijack.
Fair enough, there are one or two words i did mis-spell, but that was due to my fast keyboard typing. That doesn't mean i mis-spell when im writing!
I only got snappy because tanker compared me to the Prime Minister.
Flightlevel,
Sorry for the thread hijack.
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