Careers Advice for Young People: Why You Should Choose the RAF As Your Career Path

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Our latest careers advice for young people article is about choosing the RAF (Royal Air Force) as a career path.

So what is involved with such a career choice?

To join the RAF, you'll need to meet their requirements for nationality and residency, age and fitness requirements. Each job also has its own minimum academic and other requirements, and it's important that you check these eligibility criteria before applying.

Your application will definitely not be accepted if you've ever been, or still are, a member of a group that stirs up racial hatred and violence.

All RAF roles are open to women, with the exception of RAF Regiment Officer and RAF Regiment Gunner. The RAF Regiment carries out duties similar to front-line infantry and, in common with the Army, only men are recruited for roles that can involve fighting the enemy face to face.

If you're waiting to appear in court, you might have to wait for the outcome of your case before you can apply to join. If you have spent or unspent convictions, you may be excluded from some roles. If you are ex-Service and were discharged for disciplinary reasons, you can't re-join the RAF.

If you've got the potential to make a real contribution to the RAF, the support could start before you join up. They offer sixth form and university sponsorship to candidates who commit to joining the RAF as officers after completing their studies.

As well as financial support, sponsorship can provide a great opportunity to get first-hand experience of the challenges you'll face working with people, technology and aircraft - they will even give you free flying experience.

You will get the chance to work in many places abroad as there are RAF bases in places such as Afghanistan, Cyprus, The Falklands, and Gibraltar to name just a few.

The RAF pays for your pension, your doctor, your dentist, your duty travel and even your driving licence (if your role requires you to drive military vehicles). While on operations, you won't pay anything for your accommodation or food - and you could even receive an extra allowance for living overseas. They will expect a lot from you on operations, but in return give you six weeks' paid holiday a year, plus public holidays.

For more information about this and other exciting occupations why not visit Pods4Jobs where there are hundreds of video podcasts of real people in real jobs who will tell you what is involved?

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