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Times have changed, you no longer need to have never tried anything to be able to get in to the RAF.
Course it's better if you've never touched the stuff, but if you have, then you have to be honest. They'll be looking at you to show that you realise it was a huge mistake, at a crazy time in your life, and that you wouldn't ever do it again. It's not really about whether or not you've used drugs any more, but if you have, that you've learned from it.

The main emphasis is that you won't take drugs again - there is obviously many valid reasons why drug abuse is exceedingly dangerous within military life. If you are open and honest about the experience, that will definately gain you credit. However, the use of Cat A drugs does have medical implications - but these will be decided on the basis of a case-by-case review of your medical records. Only a doctor is qualified to make a decision on medical issues.

A mate of mine went through a stage of doing a fair bit of weed!

He went on to apply for Regt Gunner, they asked him if had a history of drug use, he told them that he did some weed when he was younger, and decided that he prefered larger, he went on to pgac so he didnt have his chances hindered!

He failed pgac.......but thats another story!

DJR005 wrote:Well i went down to the AFCO and explained the situation to the Srgt and it was a flat refusal of NO.

f@#k'em its there loss and best of luck to anyone trying to get into the RAF in the future

Go to another AFCO and dont tell them about it.

Go to another AFCO and dont tell them about it.

Good advice...it's not as though the AFCOs are likely to have a PC system linked by an intranet! Or that they'd not bother checking your medical records at some point. Or that they actually know what they are doing and can spot a blagger a mile off....

I'm sure you'd get away with this! (honest) LOL Plonker!

Its cool though as far as im concerened if the RAF doesnt believe in rehabilitation within individuals, they can go and take a f@#k to themselves

It's not a rehabilitation issue. It's a medical issue. If you use Class A drugs then there are potential medical repercussions - especially when that use was so severe that it required medical attention. Such a decision would finally be made my medical staff - the Sgt you spoke to was merely lending you the benefit of his experience - i.e. from what you told him it would be highly unlikely that you'd get in.

It was your decision to fill yourself with drugs. You must have been aware that they can have long-term medical implications!?!

theve defo lost out on a possible officer in my book.

With many hundreds of applicants for each vacancy, I doubt they'll be crying themselves to bed anytime soon.

gnrgreenhil! What meds are you currently on? I would guess so many you fecking rattle!

sorry to post this here but just been reading this guys posts all over the forum.

And as your still a civvy shouldnt it be MrGreenhill or even MasterGreenhill

TJD wrote:DJR - do you actually know that your med docs actually have the drugs thing on them. Ordinarily an incident at A&E does not get onto your GP med notes. Its worth taking a look first before you make any rash choices

Jeberdiah Klink wrote:Go to another AFCO and dont tell them about it.

... and perhaps you'd like to all remember how often honesty and integrity are mentioned on the Commissioning scroll?

Everything comes out in the selection process eventually, thankfully. We look at all every candidate's medical records in depth. "Forgetting" to mention something is the surest way to get yourself blacklisted. If you're a liar, you're not suited to officer selection.

With regard to drugs, I'm sorry, but no sympathy. While there are sometimes concessions to someone who tried some soft drugs when young, in today's recruiting climate it's another black mark when you don't want to be collecting many of them. If you weren't smart enough when young to realise that they're illegal, then you don't really have much right to moan about it now.

Would anybody care to mention the offence of "FALSE ATTESTATION". Come on people let's have a bit of common before posting please. Drug abuse is just that and nobody forces you to do it ( Yes I know there will be genuine exceptions to that last part however I'm speaking in general terms!) As for DJR rant about how it is the RAF's loss, grow the F*&^K up with that attitude and your self confessed history of "internal possession" we don't want or need your help thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for Master Greenpill! Shut up twonk!!! or the mouse gets confiscated again!!!!!!!

I am sure we are all very, very downhearted that we will not be getting an officer that has a past history of drug use!!!! The AFCOs must be inconsolable that you will no longer be applying.

Ouch Sticky you Be'atch, that slap hurt!