Recruitment and career statistics Royal Air Force

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Dear Royal Air Force,

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information on servicemen's careers in the Royal Air Force in the trades of:

(1) Electrician
(2) Vehicle + Mechanical Equipment Technician

In particular, I would be grateful if you would address the following:

1. How many applicants were there to the RAF in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to the
trades:
(1) electrician
(2) vehicle + mechanical equipment technician (VMET)
2. How many were recruited to the trades of Electrician and VMET in the years 2014, 2015
and 2016?
3. Of those enlisted, what percentage successfully completed the trade training?
4. Please provide an indication of average career progression by length of service in each
rank as well as the percentage chance of achieving each rank.
5. Please provide a breakdown of the current strength in the trades of Electrician and
VMET by rank.
6. Please provide confirmation of the rates of pay prior to the New Model Pay Structure
(2016) and the Supplement Rate that Electricians and VMETs are paid on.
7. What is the percentage chance of a recruit achieving a full engagement?
8. What is the percentage chance of achieving an extension of service to 30 years?
I look forward to hearing from you in due course and thank you in anticipation of your kind assistance in this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Jackson

Dear Royal Air Force,
I would be grateful if you provide me with an indication as to the status of my FOIA reqyest re: Recruitment & career statistics Royal Air Force.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Jackson

Air-DRes Sec-ParliBusiness (MULTIUSER), Royal Air Force

Dear Mr Jackson

 

Your request has been logged under our reference 2017/05369 and the target
date for response is 08/06/2017.

 

Yours sincerely

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Jackson [mailto:[FOI #405881 email]]
Sent: 10 May 2017 14:21
To: CIO-FOI (MULTIUSER) <[RAF request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Recruitment and career
statistics Royal Air Force

 

Dear Royal Air Force,

 

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information on
servicemen's careers in the Royal Air Force in the trades of:

 

(1) Electrician

(2) Vehicle + Mechanical Equipment Technician

 

In particular, I would be grateful if you would address the following:

 

1.            How many applicants were there to the RAF in the years 2014,
2015 and 2016 to the

         trades:

        (1) electrician

         (2) vehicle + mechanical equipment technician (VMET)

2.     How many were recruited to the trades of Electrician and VMET in
the years 2014, 2015

         and 2016?

3.      Of those enlisted, what percentage successfully completed the
trade training?

4.      Please provide an indication of average career progression by
length of service in each

          rank as well as the percentage chance of achieving each rank.

5.      Please provide a breakdown of the current strength in the trades
of Electrician and

          VMET by rank.

6.      Please provide confirmation of the rates of pay prior to the New
Model Pay Structure

          (2016) and the Supplement Rate that Electricians and VMETs are
paid on.

7.      What is the percentage chance of a recruit achieving a full
engagement?

8.      What is the percentage chance of achieving an extension of service
to 30 years?

I look forward to hearing from you in due course and thank you in
anticipation of your kind assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Jackson

 

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