Intelligence Officer

at  Royal Air Force

& EDUCATION

At any level or position your personal success is vital to make us succeed too. We are dedicated to your future, as it is essential to ours. You will receive basic and specialist training in your field and we even provide the option to pay for your education. The experience you gain with the RAF will equip you to work at the top of your field, both in the UK and overseas.
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Phase one training
Initial Training
24 weeks
RAF Cranwell
You will complete the Initial Officer Training (IOT) Course at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
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02
Phase two training
RAF Intelligence Course
18 weeks
MOD Chicksands
The next step is an RAF Intelligence Course - Officer (RAFIC-O), where you will learn the fundamentals of Air Intelligence.
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03
First tour
Specialist training
Ongoing
As assigned
Your first tour will be at one of a range of military units and will focus on Operational Intelligence.
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04
Career prospects
Ongoing training
Ongoing
As assigned
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 or age 40; whichever is the latter during this time.
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05
Ongoing development
Ongoing training
Ongoing
As assigned
Initially you will move jobs every 2 years to develop your experience as an Intelligence Officer, and you should expect to deploy on operations regularly throughout your career.
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06
Transferable skills
Ongoing training
Ongoing
As assigned
The analytical and leadership skills as well as the experience you gain throughout your career as an Intelligence Officer.
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REQUIREMENTS

Must be aged 17.5 – 47 (Must enter Initial Officer Training before 48th Birthday).
Applicants must also read all of the sections below and make sure they meet all entry requirements before submitting an application.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Have these minimum grades:

GCSE pre–⁠⁠2017

GCSE 2017 Onwards

Scottish National 5
Mathematics

C

Grade 4

C
English Language

C

Grade 4

C
Three other subjects

C

Grade 4

C
In addition, you need at least 2 A2 Levels/3 Highers at Grade C or above (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies) which must total a minimum of 64 UCAS points.
Alternatively, if you hold a UK degree at Grade 2:2 or higher (or acceptable alternative) you only need Mathematics and English Language at a minimum of GCSE Grade C/4-5 or Scottish National 5 grade C.
You can see what the RAF accepts in lieu of GCSEs & A Levels here.

DISQUALIFYING FACTORS

If you don’t have any of the above, you might still be able to apply. For more information please contact us.

You’ll be leading a team of highly motivated, bright individuals. In your role you will:

• Collect, collate and evaluate vast quantities of information to produce actionable reports
• Provide intelligence updates and threat assessments to support operational planning
• Provide intelligence support to aircrew before their missions
• Lead teams of skilled intelligence analysts to provide imagery or signals intelligence
• Brief senior officers, planning or operations staff to influence matters of international significance
• Be deployed frequently overseas, working alongside counterparts in the Royal Navy and the Army, or in a NATO Positio

The first step in the application process is a series of Computer Based Aptitude Tests (CBAT). These tests ensure we match the right candidate to the right role. They take place over one day at the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire, and measure your ability to perform specific tasks such as:

• How well you respond physically to visual information
• Your ability to interpret information in two dimensions and devise a three-dimensional solution
• Your ability to complete several tasks simultaneously
• Your natural abilities, including deductive reasoning, spatial reasoning, work rate and concentration, and verbal and numerical reasonin