FULL FORCE
Term 3 is intended to give individual the opportunity to develop from an officer cadet to a junior officer . The term includes the Basic Air Warfare Course , the Care in Leadership package , a management workshop and a further week
of Force Development to really explore leadership styles in a different environment . This carousel period finishes with Ex DECISIVE EDGE , a pinnacle leadership exercise in which cadets deploy to a simulated headquarters facility and conduct a large scale air operations planning exercise .
At the end of Term 3 , a Performance Review Board will decide whether individuals have reached the standard expected to graduate . If successful , their recommendation to graduate will be confirmed , and you will begin the start of an intensive period of graduation preparation .
The graduation itself includes a parade at which the Course Prizes are awarded and is presided over by a senior officer or a representative of the Royal Family . A short church service and formal lunch follows at which the Commandant of the RAF College will officially welcome individuals and their families to the Service .
The Graduation Ball takes place that evening and is considered by many newly graduated officers to be one of
the most symbolic elements of the day . In addition to the festivities , they gather in the College Hall rotunda just before midnight to hear their name read out from the Graduation Scroll along with their commissioned rank , confirming their transformation to a Commissioned Officer in the RAF .
Term 3
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Basic Air Warfare Course Amport House AT ( Mission Command )
Exercise DECISIVE EDGE
BAWC
BAWC Amport House AT ( Mission Command )
BAWC Amport House AT ( Mission Command )
Air Power Studies , Leadership , Drill , PEd
Sports Graduation preperation
GRADUATION
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RAF REGULARS
RAF Regulars are our full-time personnel that form the foundation of the RAF , playing a critical role in defence and peacekeeping operations . Regulars serve all over the UK and wherever in the world they ’ re called upon . They live an exciting life while developing vital skills that will serve them throughout their careers .
RAF RESERVES
RAF Reserves train and work alongside Regulars in their spare time . Reserves train to the same high standards as Regular personnel and perform a crucial role within the organisation . Working around their day job , using their weekends , they gain transferable skills and a rewarding lifestyle that offers the best of both worlds .
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