ROYAL AIR FORCE TRAINING
BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING COURSE ( BRTC )
BRTC is the initial training course completed by all successful Registered Nurse ( Adult and Mental Health ) and Student Nurse candidates .
The BRTC takes place over 10 weeks at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire . This phase of training is designed to show you what the RAF is all about . It will make you fitter and more confident than you have ever been and prepare you to carry out your role in the RAF . It will also challenge you mentally and physically , but we will have experienced instructors on hand to guide you through it .
You will receive lessons in marching , drills , core values , code of conduct and RAF history . Throughout the course you will develop your practical military and teamwork skills . Physical fitness will become part of your daily routine along with regular inspections of dress and living quarters . The course will be challenging but rewarding and provide you with some lifelong friends .
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SPECIALIST OFFICER INITIAL TRAINING ( SOIT )
SOIT is the initial training course completed by all successful Nursing Officer candidates .
The SOIT course is designed for those officer cadets who already have specialist professional skills or previous military experience of use to the RAF . It lasts 12 weeks , compared with the 24 weeks for other IOT cadets ; it will provide an effective grounding in the core skills vital to your future role as officers . It will enable you to develop the leadership potential which was identified at the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre .
The SOIT course is intensive and demanding , but also rewarding . Throughout the course you will develop your practical military and leadership skills . Physical fitness and self-discipline are important attributes for the course , which sustain the RAF ethos of excellence in all activities . By applying yourself wholeheartedly during the course , you will gain not only personally and professionally , but also benefit from the camaraderie of fellow cadets and take pride in the traditions of RAF College Cranwell .
RCDM Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Birmingham
JHG ( SW ) Derriford Hospital , Plymouth
JHG ( N ) James Cook Hospital , Leeds
DMRC Stanford Hall , Loughborough
RCDM John Radcliffe Hospital , Oxford
JHG ( S ) Queen Alexandra Hospital , Portsmouth
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