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The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch), often abbreviated to RAFVR(T), is a Volunteer Reserve element of the Royal Air Force specifically appointed in a training role within the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Members of the RAFVR(T) have no call-up liability and often operate part-time with the Air Experience Flights and Volunteer Gliding Squadrons in conjunction with the Air Cadet Organisation – which consists of the Air Training Corps and the RAF contingent of the Combined Cadet Force. In December 2017, the Air Force Board agreed for most RAFVR(T) ranks within the Royal Air Force Air Cadets to be removed. This was to make way for the introduction within all MOD-sponsored cadet forces of the Cadet Forces Commission (CFC), which was introduced in 2017[1] and restated in 2018.[2] Recruitment and selectionInitial selectionA number of Air Cadets officers have previous military experience, commissioned, or other ranks service, and some have professional and educational qualifications, but unlike the requirements for joining the regular armed forces, applicants for Air Cadets positions are not required to have formal educational or other qualifications. It is also not uncommon to find Air Cadets staff hold commissions in the RAuxAF, RAFRO, or other services also. The majority of the Pilots who man the Air Experience Flights (AEF) are former regular service aircrew (RAF, Army or RN), some even at Air rank serving as supernumerary Flying Officers RAFVR(T); adding much to the wealth and professional experience of the Air Cadet organisation. A few Commercial and airline pilots are selected by recommendation. Unlike the formal OASC process for regular service, selection is based upon relevant experience and the arm of the Air Cadet Organisation in which the candidate initially wants to serve. Those intending to serve with an Air Training Corps Squadron undertake an initial filter interview at an ATC Wing HQ. This interview is usually chaired by the OC Wing who holds the rank of Wing Commander Air Cadets. Others present at the filter interview may include the Wing Executive Officer who is nowadays a civil servant that may also hold the rank of Squadron Leader RAF VR(T) and one or more Wing Staff Officers in the rank of Squadron Leader/Flight Lieutenant Air Cadets. The Chair of the interview panel must have attended and passed the RAF's Short Interview Technique Course. Candidates who successfully pass this filter interview are then called forward to the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre at RAF Cranwell to undertake a shorter revised version of the OASC boarding process. OASCThe OASC assessment lasts for 2 days and consists of the following assessments.
Officer CadetsCandidates who pass the OASC boarding process are appointed as Officer Cadets in the Air Cadets. Candidates joining a Combined Cadet Force unit are recommended by the relevant headmaster and Section Commander to Headquarters Air Cadets before being interviewed by the Regional TEST Squadron Leader serving in the RAFR. Since October 2007, all candidates that pass their relative selection process are appointed as Officer Cadets until successful completion of the Officers' Initial Course (OIC) at RAF Cranwell. As an Officer Cadet Air Cadets, they wear a completely white rank slide with gilt Air Cadets insignia in the centre. This is accompanied by standard officers' headdress (complete with white band whilst at ATF). Following completion of their OIC, a newly appointed Pilot Officer Air Cadets will then receive their rank slide. Since Air Cadets officers will generally be responsible for running either a CCF(RAF) section or an Air Training Corps squadron/detached flight, successful applicants are required to demonstrate qualities of commitment, motivation, and some knowledge of the RAF and military/civil aviation, all underpinned by a willingness and aptitude to work with young people in an instructional environment. Many have educational or youth work experience and qualifications in specialist areas of outward bound youth work. Other members of the Air Cadets serve as flying instructors on the Volunteer Gliding Squadrons or as pilots on Air Experience Flights – the latter are in most cases former military pilots who have left the regular service and are commissioned into the RAFVR(T) on appointment to the AEF. Uniform{{Main|Uniform of the Air Cadet Organisation}}Air Cadets members wear the same uniform worn by regular Royal Air Force or active reserve Royal Auxiliary Air Force commissioned Officers, with the exception that gilt "Air Cadets" insignia is worn on the lapels of formal dress uniforms and on top of the rank braid on the epaulettes and tabs of working dress uniforms and combat uniforms. Air Cadets Officers are required to still wear gilt Air Cadets badges on top of rank braid when wearing No.2 dress uniform (or other working dress) at all times (excepting those in the CCF who are not permitted under Joint Service Regulations (JSP 313) to wear metal titles on combat uniform). However, when there is a FOD (Foreign object debris) risk the entire rank badge should be removed. TrainingAll Air Cadets officers are required to attend and pass the Officers' Initial Course (OIC) held at the Adult Training Facility (ATF), a lodger unit at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire, usually within the first 12 months of their appointment. This week-long course covers the basic roles and responsibilities of an Air Cadets Officer and very few fail the course. Those completing the course are awarded their commissioning parchment and are confirmed as a commissioned officer (although under the current system, all Air Cadets Officers are commissioned from the day that they pass their board, and the commissioning scroll is dated to that day). Another 1-week course at the ATF, the Squadron Commanders' Course, is required for those seeking to command an Air Cadets squadron. Air Cadets officers involved in CCF or ATC Units may undertake extra training before becoming appointed as an Officer Commanding of their unit, although this training is not compulsory for officers associated with the CCF. Some also take specialist training for certain activities: physical training (PT) or shooting for example. They are supported at ATC unit level by fellow Air Cadets officers, as well as uniformed ATC Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers and a cadre of Civilian Instructors. Although not in the chain of command, the wings are supported by a Wing Executive Officer of Sqn Ldr Rank in the RAFR. At CCF(RAF) contingents, Air Cadets officers are able to call upon the support of the regular RAF Squadron Leader tasked with looking after their area, and also upon the services of the regular RAF 'TEST' sergeants mapped to their specific school. Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) and Air Experience Flight (AEF) officers are supported directly by HQ Air Cadet Staff, and the unit's parent RAF station. Ranks
Although the Air Cadet Organisation has officers with ranks above that of Group Captain, these ranks are held by members of the RAFR or Regular RAF. All Air Cadets Officers hold a maximum substantive rank of Flying Officer, all other Air Cadets ranks above that of Flying Officer are acting (either paid or unpaid) ranks. Notable members
See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://armycadets.com/news-and-events/news/hm-the-queen-approves-new-commission-for-cadet-force-volunteers/|title=HM The Queen approves new commission for Cadet Force volunteers|last=|first=|date=20 January 2017|website=Army Cadet Force|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=12 September 2018}} 2. ^{{London Gazette| issue = 62208| date = 20 February 2018| page = 3146-3147| supp = 1}} 3. ^358 Welling Squadron ATC: http://358atc.btck.co.uk/NoticeBoard/NewOfficer1 4. ^Guardian Obituary 9 December 2012: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/09/sir-patrick-moore External links
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