Will i have to kill people? How likely is it i wl have to kill someone and will i be doing air strikes in syria and afghanistan etc. Is it a good idea to join the raf if i dont want to kill anyone
If you don't want to kill people then stay out of the military. How you feel about taking a life is something that will be asked very early in the interview process.
Best to go to university first, airline pilots definitely require a BSc in Physics or something similar.
Will i have to kill people? How likely is it i wl have to kill someone and will i be doing air strikes in syria and afghanistan etc. Is it a good idea to join the raf if i dont want to kill anyone
Amy member of the Armed Forces has to come to terms with the fact that their actions could lead to the deaths of people, through action sanctioned by the Government of the day. If you can't come to terms with that, if it would prevent you doing the job, then don't do it.
If you don't want to kill people then stay out of the military. How you feel about taking a life is something that will be asked very early in the interview process.
Best to go to university first, airline pilots definitely require a BSc in Physics or something similar.
No degree necessary at all, for either civilian or military pilot. It is true that most will have degrees, but that's not the same thing as needed.
Amy member of the Armed Forces has to come to terms with the fact that their actions could lead to the deaths of people, through action sanctioned by the Government of the day. If you can't come to terms with that, if it would prevent you doing the job, then don't do it.
No degree necessary at all, for either civilian or military pilot. It is true that most will have degrees, but that's not the same thing as needed.
Ah ok, my bad. Can't say I've met a direct entry civilian pilot (i.e. Not ex RAF/RNAS) without some kind of physics or aeronautical degree though, I imagine it can only help given how competitive the training programs with the major airlines must be!
Ah ok, my bad. Can't say I've met a direct entry civilian pilot (i.e. Not ex RAF/RNAS) without some kind of physics or aeronautical degree though, I imagine it can only help given how competitive the training programs with the major airlines must be!
I'd be very impressed if you've met any ex-RNAS pilots!*
And yes, that's basically the case. I know plenty of both and the majority are degree holders, but the minimum requirement for the RAF is 2 A levels. To get into something like Oxford aviation or CTC wings you don't tend to need to a degree, just need to be able to pay enough...
*I'm being facetious, don't worry. The RNAS hasn't existed since 1918
*I'm being facetious, don't worry. The RNAS hasn't existed since 1918
Haha! Damn, that's an embarrassing mistake for a sailor to make!!! Even a civi sailor! Guess I should stick to my surface ships and stop bothering myself with these fancy flying machines!
Amy member of the Armed Forces has to come to terms with the fact that their actions could lead to the deaths of people, through action sanctioned by the Government of the day. If you can't come to terms with that, if it would prevent you doing the job, then don't do it.
No degree necessary at all, for either civilian or military pilot. It is true that most will have degrees, but that's not the same thing as needed.
A degree can put you an advantage amongst the hundreds of applications
If you don't want to kill people then stay out of the military. How you feel about taking a life is something that will be asked very early in the interview process.
Best to go to university first, airline pilots definitely require a BSc in Physics or something similar.
No degree is needed for commercial or military, also the likelihood of him killing anyone is very low, fighter pilots need to be in the top 5% of their elementary flying course, it's more likely he'd be a transport pilot, either fixed wing or rotary wing.
No degree is needed for commercial or military, also the likelihood of him killing anyone is very low, fighter pilots need to be in the top 5% of their elementary flying course, it's more likely he'd be a transport pilot, either fixed wing or rotary wing.
fighter pilots need to be in the top 5% of their elementary flying course, it's more likely he'd be a transport pilot, either fixed wing or rotary wing.
Umm yes, I completed the flying selection test a few weeks ago and inquired then, but I decided to wait until after uni. The vast majority of RAF pilots are transport pilots.
Umm yes, I completed the flying selection test a few weeks ago and inquired then, but I decided to wait until after uni.
Umm no.
A- there is no 'flying selection test' for the RAF. B- you go where the service needs you, and secondly where you choose.
If at the end of your EFT course there are 9 vacancies in the FJ fleet and 2 vacancies in the RW fleet, guess what, top 9 are going FJ. If the situation is reversed, then someone who's nominally in that 'top5', gets placed in a different stream.
The "top 5%" might be a nice line, but it's rarely that simple.