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Initial Officer Training
Like all our Specialist professions officers , you will begin your RAF career on the Specialist Officers Initial Training Course ( SOITC ) at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire .
You will follow a 12-week course specially designed for professionally qualified entrants . The course includes fitness development , military training and academic study as well as practical outdoor leadership challenges .
Specialist Training
As a fully qualified solicitor or barrister , you will already have the core legal skills to do your job .
However , during your induction training at the Directorate of Legal Services ( RAF ) you will receive an introduction to those aspects of law in the RAF that may not be familiar to you , with more in-depth training in areas relevant to your first posting being provided by the team to which you are assigned .
Thereafter , you will benefit from a full programme of training together with hands-on experience to develop you as a legal officer throughout your career . You will be offered opportunities to develop and experience new areas of legal practice , including international humanitarian law , as well as the same through-life Professional Military Development as all other RAF officers
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