Are you ready to take the first step towards all the opportunities and benefits that the air cadets can offer you?
It’s important to know that we’re not a recruiting organisation for the military services (but it’s great if you decide you want to join later on). We’re not interested in anything but you and your potential, and will help you get the most from your experience as a cadet.
Worried about fitting in? Equality is a central part of the Air Cadets’ ethic. The cadet experience is open to everyone, so whatever your nationality, background or ability, whether you’re male or female, if you’re between 12 and 17 years old and in S1 or above you can join us.
The maximum age for entry is 17 years old, therefore you can request to join us at anytime between your 12th and 17th birthday.
Contact us via email oc.132@rafac.mod.gov.uk.
What’s in it for you?
Aside from flying, sports, target shooting, adventure training and great fun? You’ll soon find that being an air cadet is its own reward – you constantly see the benefits of your own efforts, building on your achievements whilst earning SQA points and DoE Awards. You’ll be expected to take part in as many of the activities we run as possible, but with what’s on offer you won’t need much persuading!
We have high standards to maintain as we are a RAF sponsored youth organisation and you’ll naturally take pride in your uniform (we supply that) and appearance. You’ll be well mannered and self-disciplined. You’ll be joining an organisation of which you’ll be very proud.
Interested?
At 132, we run our recruitment in the form of ‘intake nights’, which are in short, an informal presentation evening, designed to give you a taste of what the Royal Air Force Air Cadets has to offer and how you can get involved. You will also have the chance to ask any questions that you may have, have a tour of the Squadron HQ, and speak to current cadets and members of staff about their experiences. Like what you see? Then great! you can start parading from the following an Induction event after a presentation evening! We usually hold 2 intake nights a year (1 in January, and 1 in September).
Are you aged between 12 to 18, in at least S1 or above, and looking for a challenge? If so, you meet all the requirements to join! The Royal Air Force Air Cadets is open to all genders and ethnic backgrounds. Please Fill in the form below and we will get back to you very shortly to arrange your visit to our next welcome evening which will be advertised at the top of this page and on the home page.
Once you have registered your interest, we will be in contact via e-mail roughly 3-4 weeks before the arranged date of the recruitment evening. Please regularly check your emails around this time to make sure you do not miss out!
Please note, if you do not yet meet the age requirements, then please do still fill in the form, and we will be in touch with you as soon as you are able to join.