Across the country there are 19 RAF Reserve squadrons and one Hercules Reservist Aircrew Flight, each with its own specialist role. The majority of squadrons recruit from between 50 and 100 miles of their location.

However, seven RAF Reserve squadrons recruit on a national level, which means that your choices aren’t necessarily limited to where you live:

RAF Halton, Bucks No 7644 (Public Relations) Squadron

RAF Henlow, Beds No 3 (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) Police Squadron

RAF Leuchars, Scotland No 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron

RAF Lyneham, Wilts No 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

RAF Waddington, Lincs No 7006 (VR) Intelligence Squadron

RAF Waddington No 7010 (VR) Photographic Interpretation Squadron

RAF Waddington No 7630 (VR) Intelligence Squadron