Royal Air Force | Ready to Fly and Fight Air and Space Power to Protect Our Nation For over a hundred years the Royal Air Force has defended the skies of Britain and projected Britain’s power and influence around the world
RAF Recruitment | Home | Regular Reserve | Royal Air Force FIND YOUR FORCE A career in the RAF is like no other You’ll be propelled through the ranks, gathering unrivalled skills and training as you progress, all whilst travelling the world and making friends for life It really is no ordinary job
RAF Recruitment | Find Your Role | Royal Air Force Engineers manufacture, maintain and repair the equipment the Royal Air Force relies on Can you find the solutions and fix the problems to keep the Royal Air Force moving?
Aircraft - Royal Air Force Explore detailed profiles of all active RAF aircraft, including roles, capabilities, specs, history and the squadrons that operate them
RAF Recruitment | RAF Roles | Royal Air Force Whether a full time regular or a spare time reserve the RAF has loads of roles for you to choose from including Apprentice, Graduate and Rejoiner roles
What we do - Royal Air Force Air power is most effective in a joint action with other military services such as the British Army and Royal Navy, and with government departments, all working towards a common national goal We call this a full spectrum approach
RAF Ranks | Royal Air Force Here is the rank structure for commissioned ranks of the Royal Air Force Ranks are shown in ascending order In many cases, the Royal Air Force rank will be the junior of the three Services, the Royal Navy having seniority over both the Army and RAF Rank insignia for commissioned ranks is worn on
RAF Cranwell | Royal Air Force Wing Commander Matthew Thornton joined the Royal Air Force in 2005 As an Air Operations (Systems) Officer, he has served in the Tactical Air Command and Control, Joint Fires and Training environment Wing Commander Thornton took command of RAF Cranwell in January 2025
RAF Recruitment | Application Process | Royal Air Force Please discuss your ongoing physical training for your general health with your GP Try Virtual Work Experience Are you aged 14-18 and want to find out more about the Royal Air Force? Virtual work experience provider Springpod has a whole section on the RAF