Aerospace Battle Manager
Job description: Take control of the skies, so that UK and allied aircraft can operate safely and effectively
Pay after training: £29,580
Joining age: 17.5 – 36
Category: Officers
Usual service: 6 years
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- Air traffic controller
- Emergency service operations room controller
- Defence industry consultant
Qualifications you need: 2 A-levels (at grade A-C) or 3 Highers or equivalent, plus 5 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 minimum or equivalent including English language and a grade B/2 in maths.
Please note: the RAF does not accept A-levels in Critical Thinking or General Studies at any grade.
Qualifications you can gain: Degree or Masters degree
Nationality: UK citizen or holder of dual UK/other nationality
The job
As an Aerospace Battle Manager you’ll manage the battle in the skies. There are three types of Aerospace Battle Manager: Weapons specialists direct combat aircraft as they perform their warfighting role; Surveillance specialists monitor the skies and use sophisticated equipment to gather critical warfighting information; finally Space specialists look outside our atmosphere to warn of missiles and hostile intelligence-gathering satellites. You could find yourself in a high-tech operations room protecting the UK from terrorists, in a Sentry E-3D aircraft patrolling the skies, in a secret bunker monitoring outer space, or overseas in the great outdoors with a mobile radar unit.
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