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NO 22
(TRAINING) GROUP
No 22 (Training Group) from its
Headquarters at High Wycombe recruits RAF personnel, provides initial
and through career training for RAF personnel and provides other
specialist training to members of the Army and Royal Navy.
The Group operates over 400 training aircraft and has a staff of about
7,500 personnel who work out of eight major UK sites. The annual budget
is in the region of £450 million.
No 22 Group provides training as follows:

Notes: (1) DCAE – Defence College of
Aeronautical Engineering with HQ at RAF Cosford and operating from other
tri-service sites.
(2) DCCIS – Defence
College of Communications and Information Systems with HQ at the
Blandford (Royal School of Signals) and operating from other tri-service
sites.
(3) DCEME – Defence
College of Electro and Mechanical Engineering Communications and
Information Systems with HQ at HMS Sultan and operating from other
tri-service sites.
No 22 Group provides the following services:
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Recruiting and selection
of individuals wishing to join the Royal Air Force
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Provision of Initial
Officer Training (IOT) at the RAF College Cranwell
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Provision of Basic
Training (BT) for airmen/airwomen at RAF Halton
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Provision of tri-service
flying training for all types of aircraft
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Provision of tri-service
aeronautical engineering training
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Provision of tri-service
communications and information systems (CIS) training
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Operating the The Red
Arrows (The Royal Air Force Acrobatic Team) from RAF Scampton
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Responsibility for the Air
Cadet Organisation
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Responsibility for the 14
x University Air Squadrons
The group is split into eight areas as
follows:
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RAF College Cranwell and Director of
Recruiting
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Directorate of Flying Training (DFT)
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Directorate of Joint Technical Training (DJTT)
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Air Cadets Organisation (ACO)
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Core HQ
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Defence College of Aeronautical
Engineering (DCAE)
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Defence College of Communications and
Information Systems (DCCIS)
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Defence College of Electro-Mechanical
Engineering (DCEME)

FLYING TRAINING OVERVIEW
Flying training is carried out at the following locations:
RAF Cranwell
Elementary Flying Training HQ
Central Flying School HQ
No 3 Flying Training School
Joint Elementary Flying Training School
RAF Linton on Ouse
Basic Fast Jet Training
RAF Valley
Advanced Fast Jet Training
Defence Helicopter School
Search and Rescue Training Unit
RAF Leeming
Fast Jet Navigator Training
RAF Scampton
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT)
RAF Shawbury
Central Flying School Helicopter Squadron
Defence Helicopter Flying School

ELEMENTARY FLYING
TRAINING FLOW CHART (DIRECT ENTRANT)

During FY 2007-2008 the RAF trained pilot requirement was 126 and 128 pilots
qualified.

FLYING TRAINING
PROGRESSION EXAMPLE (FAST JET CANDIDATE)

The most recent figures for the average flying hours per month per fast jet
pilot on an operational Typhoon operational squadrons is 17.5 hours.
Fast jet pilots are considered combat ready following Operational Conversion
Unit (OCU) training and a period of post OCU training on an allocated squadron.
MoD 2008 estimates of the costs of this training are shown in the following
table:
| Aircraft |
Cost of training a
pilot up to Operational Conversion Unit |
Cost of training a
pilot in OCU and post OCU to combat ready status |
Total |
| Harrier |
£3.1m |
£7.51m |
£10.61m |
| Tornado F3 |
£3.1m |
£4.04m |
£7.14m |
| Tornado GR4
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£3.1m |
£3.59m |
£6.69m |
| Typhoon
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£3.1m |
£9.22m |
£12.32m |
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