Foundation Tour
Your foundation tour will be at one of a range of military units and will focus on Operational Intelligence . You could be posted to any of the front-line RAF flying stations , where you would keep the squadrons , the station commander and station personnel aware of the latest threats . You could also be posted to the Joint Force Air Component Headquarters at RAF High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , or the Air and Space Intelligence Centre at RAF Wyton , Cambridgeshire . Here you would provide threat assessments and intelligence updates on current operations and worldwide areas of concern to senior commanders and their planning staff .
Ongoing Development
Initially you will move jobs every 2 years to develop your experience as an Intelligence Officer , and you should expect to deploy on operations regularly throughout your career . You could work in a range of employment areas which provide extensive opportunities for further professional and personal development throughout your career .
Undergraduate and postgraduate degree schemes in Intelligence and Security or International Relations are affiliated to the Profession . You could also undertake further training and gain qualifications in Operational Intelligence , Targeting , Cyber , Electronic-Warfare , Space and Air Operations .
Further employment could involve a specialist discipline such as Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance ( ISR ) management , imagery , signals or human intelligence . You will manage a team of RAF and other military and civilian Intelligence Analysts , producing intelligence reports in support of current operations and strategic decision-making .
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