Re-branch ground trade to Fg
 

Hello,

I'm 28 and a Flt Lt in a ground trade. Am I too old to try and rebranch as Pilot?

I think you should ask your desk officer....

Why not join up as a Pilot in the first place? Aptitude, Fitness, Interview, Teamwork.....???
How long as a Flt Lt?
I had an LAC joined us, previously rejected for commission - she thought working as a civvie in OM would help, so she thought joining the ranks, then commissioning was a good way to go...........
So LAC rocks up at JR Commissioning Club and gets told "JOG ON!!!!!! - Get some (i.e. many years) experience first"

unclenelli

if the OP is already a Flt Lt, then fitness, interview, teamwork will have already been addressed and passed at Cranwell. The only thing I can think of is aptitude for Pilot during CBT or on OASC.

'As one ,among several others, who were chopped near the end of J .P in the early 70's ( big multi's cut back) then approached three or so years later in our adoptive ground branches and asked to consider " Giving it another go" ,what galled me was when the term "Loyalty" was invoked. Sorry , my loyalty was to the branch that had taken me in and trained me.

Having been involved in “Re-Branching” in the distant past, one consideration would be the potential return of servce after a VERY lengthy and expensive training programme. I might suggest that young Bold pilots are needed more than Old ones, and I could guess there’s still a lengthy queue of younger blood at the CIOs.

Home Lovers answer is the best one. The others are no more than general advice as they have no idea what you might bring to the party.

I have no idea, but I would like to wish you good luck in your endeavours.


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I think that "Homelover" is correct. Surely, with your experience and seniority, this forum (with due respect to all its members and their experience ), is not the place to ask this question!

Bill

Looks like the thread starter has been banned already :)

Any bets that it’s BVRAAM using a sock puppet to try a different tack in yet another attempt to have it confirmed that he’s left it too late to become a military pilot? :E

I am not sure if it was posted on here, but there was a few years ago a serving RAF individual, who may or may not have been commissioned, who was above the age for pilot training, late 20's IIRC.
However , this individual had an ATPL, frozen I guess. Permission was sought and they were accepted for RAF pilot training.
Not sure how they got on. Maybe someone else can remember the details?

There is no doubt that, regardless of the published age limits, over the years I have seen the odd older individual creep through the system satisfactorily so there is always some hope. Homelover's reponse at #2 is the only answer to the exam question even if the OP is a fake.

Surely it a Flt Lt would be in a ground branch rather than a trade? Bit of a giveaway...

Can't keep up with it on here - looks like he has been unbanned and is now 'New Here' :)

That rang bells for me too, but applied the theory that they’re just not as well trained these days! 😉

If it’s the individual I’m thinking of then I think he ended up flying Sentinels.

Very different now; plenty of JRs go for a commission. Some as LACs.

A number of years ago, the Inter-Services Gliding Championship was held at Middle Wallop. The trophy was to be presented by the Director Army Air Corps, a 2-star general then. The winner was an RAF corporal. Presenting the trophy, the general asked him if he was a pilot in the RAF. "No sir. The RAF doesn't have corporal pilots." The general continued "Well the Army does. Transfer to the Army Air Corps and you will become one." So the corporal did, and became a corporal pilot.

Yup, he’s doing ETPS :ok: