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RAF OFFICER: The ULTIMATE guide for anyone who is serious about passing the selection process for becoming an Officer in the Royal Air Force. It contains lots of insider tips and advice to assist you during your preparation for the AFCO filter interview and the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC). Provides advice on how to gain higher scores during all of the assessments. Created by the UKs leading recruitment experts, this comprehensive guide includes: How to pass the filter interview including sample questions and answers, how to prepare for the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre, gaining higher scores in order to improve RAF career opportunities, aptitude test advice, preparing for the Group Discussion, how to pass the Leaderless task, Command task and the Planning exercises, passing the OASC Interview, includes inside information on the scoring criteria and assessable areas. How2become.co.uk is the UK s leading careers information website. We go to great lengths to find the right people to create our products. Sometimes, we even put a member of our team through a particular selection process so that we can find out exactly what it takes to pass.

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Publié par	How2become
Date de parution	09 novembre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781909229181
Langue	English

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RAF OFFICER
Passing the RAF Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC)

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First published 2012
Copyright © 2012 Richard McMunn
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to your new guide – How to pass the RAF Officer selection process. This guide has been designed to help you prepare for, and pass the Royal Air Force Officer selection process, including the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre.
The author of this guide, Richard McMunn, has spent over 20 years in both the Armed Forces and the Emergency Services. He has vast experience and knowledge in the area of Armed Forces recruitment and you will find his guidance both inspiring and highly informative. During his successful career in the Fire Service, Richard sat on many interview panels assessing candidate’s to join the job. He has also been extremely successful at passing job interviews and assessments himself and has a success rate of over 90%. Follow his advice and preparation techniques carefully and you too can achieve the same levels of success in your career.
Whilst the selection process for joining the Royal Air Force as an Officer is highly competitive, there are a number of things you can do in order to improve your chances of success, and they are all contained within this guide.
The guide itself has been split up into useful sections to make it easier for you to prepare for each stage. Read each section carefully and take notes as you progress. Don’t ever give up on your dreams; if you really want to become an RAF Officer then you can do it. The way to prepare for a job in the Armed Forces as an Officer is to embark on a programme of ‘in depth’ preparation, and this guide will show you exactly how to do just that.
If you need any further help with the RAF Officer aptitude tests, Planning Exercises, getting fit or RAF Officer Interview advice, then we offer a wide range of products to assist you. These are all available through our online shop www.how2become.co.uk . Once again thank you for your custom and we wish you every success in your pursuit to joining the Royal Air Force.
Work hard, stay focused and be what you want…
Best wishes,
The How2become Team

PREFACE BY AUTHOR RICHARD MCMUNN
I can remember sitting in the Armed Forces careers office in Preston, Lancashire at the age of 16 waiting patiently to see the Warrant Officer who would interview me as part of my application for joining the Royal Navy. I had already passed the written tests, and despite never having sat an interview before in my life, I was confident of success.
In the build up to the interview I had worked very hard studying the job that I was applying for, and also working hard on my interview technique. At the end of the interview I was told that I had easily passed and all that was left to complete was the medical. Unfortunately I was overweight at the time and I was worried that I might fail. At the medical my fears became a reality and I was told by the doctor that I would have to lose a stone in weight before they would accept me. I walked out of the doctor’s surgery and began to walk to the bus stop that would take me back home three miles away. I was absolutely gutted, and embarrassed, that I had failed at the final hurdle, all because I was overweight!
I sat at the bus stop feeling sorry for myself and wondering what job I was going to apply for next. My dream of joining the Armed Forces was over and I didn’t know which way to turn. Suddenly, I began to feel a sense of determination to lose the weight and get fit in the shortest time possible. It was at that particular point in my life when things would change forever. As the bus approached I remember thinking there was no time like the present for getting started on my fitness regime. I therefore opted to walk the three miles home instead of being lazy and getting the bus. When I got home I sat in my room and wrote out a ‘plan of action’ that would dictate how I was going to lose the weight required. That plan of action was very simple and it said the following three things:
1. Every weekday morning I will get up at 6am and run 3 miles.
2. Instead of catching the bus to college, and then back home again, I will walk.
3. I will eat healthily and I will not go over the recommended daily calorific intake.
Every day I would read my simple ‘action plan’ and it acted as a reminder of what I needed to do. Within a few weeks of following my plan rigidly I had lost over a stone in weight and I was a lot fitter too!
When I returned back to the doctor’s surgery for my medical the doctor was amazed that I had managed to lose the weight in such a short space of time and he was pleased that I had been so determined to pass the medical. Six months later I started my basic training course with the Royal Navy.
Ever since then I have always made sure that I prepare properly for any job application. If I do fail a particular interview or section of an application process then I will always go out of my way to ask for feedback so that I can improve for next time. I also still use an ‘action plan’ in just about every element of my work today. Action plans allow you to focus your mind on what you want to achieve and I would strongly recommend that you use one during your preparation for the RAF Officer Selection process.
Throughout my career I have always been successful. It’s not because I am better than the next person, but simply because I prepare better. I didn’t do very well at school so I have to work a lot harder to pass the exams and written tests that form part of a job application process, but I am always aware of what I need to do and what I must improve on.
I have always been a great believer in preparation. Preparation was my key to success, and it also yours. Without the right level of preparation you will be setting out on the route to failure. The RAF is hard to join, especially as an Officer, but if you follow the steps that I have compiled within this guide and use them as part of your preparation, then you will increase your chances of success dramatically.
The men and women of the Armed Forces carry out an amazing job. They are there to protect us and our country and they do that job with great pride, passion and very high levels of professionalism and commitment. They are to be congratulated for the job that they do. Before you apply to join the RAF as an Officer you need to be fully confident that you too are capable of providing that same level of commitment. If you think you can do it, and you can rise to the challenge, then you just might be the type of person the RAF is looking for.
Best wishes,
Richard McMunn

Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained within this guide is accurate at the time of publication. How2become Ltd are not responsible for anyone failing any part of the RAF Officer selection process as a result of the information contained within this guide. How2become Ltd and their authors cannot accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions within this guide, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned by any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result f the material in this publication can be accepted by How2become Ltd.
The information within this guide does not represent the views of any third party service or HM Armed Forces.

CHAPTER 1 The selection process for becoming an RAF Officer

THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR BECOMING AN RAF OFFICER
The majority of people who will read this guide will have a thorough understanding of what the RAF Officer Selection process consists of. Before I get into each element of selection however, and more importantly how to pass them, it is important for me to briefly explain the different elements.
To begin with, applicants will need to contact their local Armed Forces Careers Office and explain that they wish to apply to become an Officer with the Royal Air Force. The most effective way to do this is to go along to your nearest centre for a brief chat. You will be supplied with an information pack and details on how to apply, providing you meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Alternatively, you can call the careers information line on 0845 605 5555. They will ask for you for your postcode and then they’ll do the rest. You can call from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturday, or 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
The filter interview
You will eventually be invited to attend what is called a ‘filter’ interview. This interview is designed to assess whether you or not you have the right qualities to become an RAF Officer. If you suc