DENTAL OFFICER
TRAINING
SPECIALIST OFFICER INITIAL TRAINING ( SOIT )
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 .
OFFICER PHASE II COURSE ( OPT )
Inducts new entrant RAF Medical and Dental Officers , PMRAFNS Nursing Officers and Medical Support Officers ( Physiotherapists ) to their respective branches and provide pre-employment training for their first appointment . This course introduces you to Defence Medical Service ( DMS ) and you will also cover environmental medicine . Delivery of course content is varied : lectures , practical exercises and a number of visits to RAF units to gain an insight and overview of the RAF Medical Services ( RAFMS ) both in peacetime and deployed operations .
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