Hi,

You will need to join the elite Army Air Corps which is a very small part of the Army but it has a very potent punch, The AAC conducts the following activities on the global stage: Attack Aviation, Aviation Recce and Support to Special Forces.

The AAC is highly respected by our allies and feared by our enemies, if you were to join and be selected into the AAC you can expect your duties to be working as part of an expert team, you will be setting up different landing points, Refuelling and Rearming different airframes, you will be conducting Aircraft Marshalling, Rigging loads such as vehicles, rations, water ammunition etc or be an advanced Aviation signaller delivering ground to air communications and working with Advanced IT systems.

Once you become a class 1 or complete your advanced Ground crew or advanced aviation signaller course you will then need to meet the following guidelines: AAC Soldier (advanced comms/ground crew), Start the aircrew course before your 30th birthday, pass an Aircrew medical.

Being an AAC rear crew person will give you the duties of Assisting in the planning of missions, Assist pilots in operating the aircraft, Being responsible for any cargo or passengers, Operate specialist equipment such as winches, Operate crew served weapons like (.50 MG and GPMG. You also may be eligible for additional allowances such as flying pay.

You may also want to consider being a pilot in the AAC as we have a wide range of rotary and fixed wing assets.

27 January, 2023 13:16

Hi Pietro,

Carl has pretty much covered everything you need to know about AAC Rearcrew, but just to add there is also a flying aptitude test to complete (alongside the aircrew medical). This takes place at RAF Cranwell, and lasts around 6-7 hours. As Carl said, you must be an advanced soldier, recommended LCpl. If successful with your application, you will complete the tri-service 8 month course at RAF Shawbury, before going on to work alongside the Wildcat airframe at Yeovilton. You will also leave training as a substantive LCpl.

Just to add, we are entirely focused on rotary assets now (Apache, Wildcat, Gazelle and Dauphin as of Jan 23).

Hope that helps, but if you have any more specific AAC questions, I am happy to answer them.

30 January, 2023 13:54

Good Afternoon, Amy and Carl, but what does it contain this aptitude exam and what is the maximum eyesight for this job?

31 January, 2023 12:27

Pietro,

If you google RAF CBAT, that will give you a rough idea of the testing. It's a mixture of various tests to measure your cognitive ability. Whilst you can prepare with SDT, mental maths etc, it's not really something you can prepare for overall; it's about your natural ability.

As for eyesight requirements, I'm not a doctor, so can't explain further what it means, but I have the following;

Visual acuity without spectacles: 6/12​
Visual acuity with spectacles: 6/6​
Lens power: -0.75 to +1.75 dioptres​
Astigmatism: Max of 0.75 dioptres​
Colour perception: Ishihara test pass​

Note: laser eye surgery is acceptable if done by PRK, LASEK or LASIK and the pre-surgery refraction did not exceed -5.00 to +2.00 dioptres.

Hope that helps

03 February, 2023 10:13

is there any other roles that accepts a person with -6.05 on both eyes

03 February, 2023 11:00