Military Pilot Selection Training

You will receive in-depth training in all areas of your assessment, from the initial stages at the Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) all the way through the full selection board process at the OASC, AIB or AOSB. Here’s what your Wingman will train:

Training

Competency Training

When selecting future officers and aircrew, the military look for and assess a range of skills and qualities known as “competencies”. These competencies include items like “Leadership and Management” and “Effective Intelligence” amongst others. We will not only train you in what these competencies are, but crucially how to evidence them at all stages of the selection process.

Group Planning Exercise Techniques 

Group planning exercises are a key component of any military officer selection process. The exercise involves a fictitious scenario that you will have to resolve as a team. We will investigate the key competencies required to be successful, some frameworks to help you solve the problem.

Leadership and Leaderless Exercise Techniques

A major part of your selection board will be assessment of your competence in both a leaderless and a leadership task. Your Wingman will train you in easy to follow techniques to excel at this stage.

Interview Techniques

Whether it’s your Armed Forces Career Office (AFCO) screening interview, or your selection board interview, the Flight School Wingman techniques will help you shine on the day! You will receive in depth training with example answers.

We will ensure that you get to put all of your training to the test in some real life practical assessment! Your Wingman will put you though your paces in the following practical phases:

Practical Assessment

Group Discussion Exercise

Together, you will be presented with several short topics to discuss and debate, enhancing your communication skills.

Group Planning Exercise

Together with your team mates, you will be tasked with solving a fictitious exercise that will test your effective intelligence and communication skills to the limit! Oh, and some time/distance/speed maths too!

Leadership and Leaderless Exercises

You will all have the opportunity to put your leadership and management skills to the test in a set of fun, classroom based leadership tasks, designed to replicate the same skills required in the real selection board “hangar exercises”.

Interview

The interview forms part of the initial AFCO filtering and the full selection board process. It’s your one opportunity to evidence your motivation to join the service as both an officer and a pilot, and to let the selection board staff know a little more about you. We will help you increase your confidence for both stages.

Get Your Questions Answered

In addition to debriefs following each practical exercise, your Wingmen will be by your side to talk everything military and answer any other questions you you might have about life in the Armed Forces and as military aircrew.

All clients that choose to attend our Military Officer and Aircrew Selection Prep Days will receive a free copy of our eBook. It’s packed full of training techniques and practical examples that will form an essential part of your training with us and doubles as an essential refresher ahead of a real selection board process.*

*£39.99 non-refundable if you subsequently cancel or curtail your training.

Re-observe For Free!

We understand that you’re smart and want to be ready for any potential Military Assessment process! We also understand that sometimes plans can change and we don’t want you to worry about forgetting all of the awesome “Techniques Not Tip Offs” you will learn during your course. That’s why we give all of our clients the opportunity to come back and re-observe another course entirely for FREE! The only limitation we place is a maximum of two re-observers per course on a first come first served basis!*

*Preference will be given to clients that have not re-observed a course before.

Training locations & dates

You can find all available dates and locations for courses at the bottom of the page when you go to book your place. If no dates are showing, then more dates will be added soon –  please check back regularly or get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! Our courses are usually run in the south of England at either:

• Lasham Gliding Society in Hampshire
• Hone’s Business Park in Farnham, Surrey
• CRM Aviation at White Waltham Airfield
• Motion Flight Training in Gatwick

Booking Conditions

To ensure that each course has enough attendees for the practical assessment phases  of the day, we have included the following booking conditions for your reference – we can’t run a group exercise with just one attendee unfortunately! Please get in touch if you have any questions!

Minimum numbers

The course date is provisional until minimum numbers of 3 attendees have booked a place. When minimum numbers are achieved, the course will be confirmed and you will be notified.

What if minimum numbers are not achieved by the course date?

A full refund will be issued on the course date if minimum numbers are not achieved.

Cancellation policy 

You may cancel and receive a full refund at any point until the course is confirmed. Once a course is confirmed, the following cancellation policy applies:

1. Cancellation 7-10 days from a confirmed course date: 50% refund.
2. Cancellation < 7 days from a confirmed course date: no refund is payable.