Chef
Job description: Prepare in-flight meals, work in RAF Messes and in the field under canvas, and cook for VIPs.
Pay after one year: £17,485
Joining age: 16 – 29
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 9 years
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- Chef
- Caterer
Qualifications you need: 2 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade G/6 minimum or equivalent in English language and maths
Qualifications you can gain: Apprenticeship in hospitality, including NVQ Level 2 in food preparation and cooking
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
The job
As an RAF Chef, you cover a far larger field of professional experience than your civilian counterparts: from cafeterias to five-star themed banquets in Officers’ and Sergeants’ Messes, preparing in-flight meals, catering in the field under canvas and cooking for VIPs. If you lack qualifications, you can join as an unqualified Chef and be trained at the RAF Catering Training Squadron at Worthy Down in Hampshire. If you join with qualifications, you’ll start your professional work significantly higher in the RAF’s rank and pay structure.
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