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Opting Out?
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mortuarydude
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Opting Out?
Does the RAF have offer an opting out clause in it's contract? Say, for instance, you'd signed on for 9 years, but had the opportunity to buy yourself out after 3 if all was not going well? :laola:
They told me I was gullible - and I believed them......
There's no such thing as buying your way out in the RAF. You can apply for a PVR (premature voluntary release), however there are some factors taken into account. The main one will be what's called return of service. Depending on what trade you go into will determine what return of service the RAF will require from you. For example, a technical trade, with a long training course, may require a 3 year return of service, i.e. you can't apply for a PVR within those 3 years.
Additionally, each trade will have a PVR waiting time, based on the manning and training throughput of that trade. Many trades have a minimum 12 month wait for PVR at the moment.
Whilst in training, you can apply to leave if you wish, as some recruits do. However, once you've completed your trade training and are posted to a unit or squadron, then you have to complete your return of service.
Additionally, each trade will have a PVR waiting time, based on the manning and training throughput of that trade. Many trades have a minimum 12 month wait for PVR at the moment.
Whilst in training, you can apply to leave if you wish, as some recruits do. However, once you've completed your trade training and are posted to a unit or squadron, then you have to complete your return of service.
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mortuarydude
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Many thanks for that, it has certainly put my mind at ease. Nine years is a long time to a whippersnapper such as myself, and committing my wife and I to a new way of life for that amount of time is very daunting. I wouldn't intend to come out before my contract expires, but it's good to know that there is a way out if necessary, even if I do have to wait for a few years. 
They told me I was gullible - and I believed them......
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Biggles1211
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Notice Engagement for Airmen
Airmen join on a Notice Agreement (unless they have already served in the regular forces).
The basics of this are:
1. After Attestation (Swearing In) you MUST remain in training for 28 days.
2. After that initial 28 days, you can give 14 days notice to leave at any time up until the end of your first six months of service.
3. After your initial 6 months, you MUST complete your training and serve for 3 years.
4. After your first 3 years you can apply to leave the RAF, giving 18 months notice (they need to recruit and train a replacement).
5. Outside of those regulations, you can apply for Premature Voluntary Release (PVR), but it isn't a legal right and it can be refused. Typically, people PVR in order to cut down the 18 month wait AFTER they have served 3 years from their training.
<it says all this on your Attestation Paperwork (Form 75)>
The basics of this are:
1. After Attestation (Swearing In) you MUST remain in training for 28 days.
2. After that initial 28 days, you can give 14 days notice to leave at any time up until the end of your first six months of service.
3. After your initial 6 months, you MUST complete your training and serve for 3 years.
4. After your first 3 years you can apply to leave the RAF, giving 18 months notice (they need to recruit and train a replacement).
5. Outside of those regulations, you can apply for Premature Voluntary Release (PVR), but it isn't a legal right and it can be refused. Typically, people PVR in order to cut down the 18 month wait AFTER they have served 3 years from their training.
<it says all this on your Attestation Paperwork (Form 75)>
