Specialist Training
After( M) IOT, you will complete the 20 week RAF Police Officers’ Course( RAFPOC) at the Defence School of Policing and Guarding, MOD Southwick Park near Portsmouth.
The RAFPOC will continue to build your leadership and management skills whilst covering aspects of criminal law, investigations and security( incorporating counter intelligence and security risk management). All this will prepare you to fulfil the wide variety of operational roles conducted by the RAF Police. With specialist training completed, you will be ready to undertake your first tour.
Foundation Tour
For your first tour, you are likely to be posted to a RAF unit where you will be responsible for the security of RAF assets and the policing of Service personnel.
Although you will lead a team of RAF Police and security personnel from the outset, you will be supervised and supported by a RAF Police Squadron Commander.
You will join the RAF on an Initial Commission of 12 years and may be selected to serve on a pension earning commission of 20 years’ service or age 40, whichever is the later, during this time.
Promotion to the rank of Flight Lieutenant is on a time served / satisfactory service basis after 3½ years from completing( M) IOT.
Further promotion to Squadron Leader and above is by competitive selection.
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