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I'm going to apply for a Cadetship once I finish college next year but I know a lot of people who have applied for it and didn't get in.
If I end up on that boat are there any routes to a commission through general service for let's say a private or a corporal with a decent University degree?
If you are serving in the PDF you can still apply for a cadetship in exactly the same way up to the age limit.
The other route is commissioning from the ranks where you need to be a NCO but those courses are only run every 10 years or so (there is a course on at the minute).
The 10th Potential Officer Course is on now. As the name suggests it is only the 10th one that has ever been run.
Provided you meet the age requirements, there are quite a few enlisted soldiers that get selected for a cadetship.
The DF have not done a direct comissioning from the ranks in decades and other than a judge and medical officers, have not had direct entrant PDF officers 15 years
I'm going to apply for a Cadetship once I finish college next year but I know a lot of people who have applied for it and didn't get in.
If I end up on that boat are there any routes to a commission through general service for let's say a private or a corporal with a decent University degree?
Yes, apply for a Cadetship as a serving private. There are now plenty of officers that have come up through the ranks this way in recent years. 20% of some cadet classes in fact.
The DF have not done a direct comissioning from the ranks in decades and other than a judge and medical officers, have not had direct entrant PDF officers 15 years
Yes, apply for a Cadetship as a serving private. There are now plenty of officers that have come up through the ranks this way in recent years. 20% of some cadet classes in fact.
The 10th Potential Officer Course is on now. As the name suggests it is only the 10th one that has ever been run.
Provided you meet the age requirements, there are quite a few enlisted soldiers that get selected for a cadetship.
The DF have not done a direct comissioning from the ranks in decades and other than a judge and medical officers, have not had direct entrant PDF officers 15 years
What are the requirements for a serving private to apply for a cadetship in terms of age and years of experience?
Can you apply for a Cadetship competition whilst serving as a private?
Does anyone know how the cadet payscale works?
I know that regular pay scales go up yearly from 1st Point onwards.
But Cadetships only last 15 months, so are there certain landmarks that have to be hit in order for pay to increase?
Or is it every 3ish months? (seeing as there are five points to the scale)
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