RAF Pilot (Officer, Direct Entry Pilot)
Royal Air Force · RAF Cranwell (Initial Officer Training); Phase 2 at RAF Valley / Cranwell / Shawbury / Waddington depending on stream · United Kingdom
- Position
- Cadet
- Aircraft
- Various (fast-jet, multi-engine, rotary-wing, RPAS streams)
- Base
- RAF Cranwell (Initial Officer Training); Phase 2 at RAF Valley / Cranwell / Shawbury / Waddington depending on stream
- Contract
- fixed-term
- Type rating
- Not required
- Pay in the advert
- £35,900+ during officer training; £64,600+ after 3 years' service on promotion to Flight Lieutenant (plus benefits)
- Listed since
- 31 Oct 2026
Page marked 'Currently recruiting'. Nationality: must be a citizen of the United Kingdom or hold dual UK/other nationality; should have lived in the UK for the 10 years before applying (minimum 7 years may be considered). Age: can apply from 17½; application must be submitted before 23rd birthday and Phase One training at RAF Cranwell must start before 24th birthday (maximum age on entry to Direct Entry Pilot given as 23). Education: GCSE grade C/4 in English Language and Maths plus three other subjects, and 64 UCAS points (or a UK 2:2 degree). Initial commission of 12 years. Officer training 24 weeks at Cranwell, then stream training (fast jet about 2 years at Valley, multi-engine 10 months at Cranwell, rotary 18 months at Shawbury, RPAS 9 months at Waddington).
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