Starting Pay in professional branches

[u8dmtm]

At 28, I am considering full time service. The RN have an officer role term as Engineer (Information Systems) Officer, with a starting salary of at least £34k, from day 1 (i.e. the bottom of their Lieutenant scale).

My question is, do the RAF have any similar arrangements as the official information says that starting pay is £28k after training. I would rather do something in the RAF than the RN, but with family + mortgage, couldn't afford to take a large wage cut whilst training, which is why the Airman Aircrew roles, which appeal to me, also seem to be out of the question.

My skills set, if it makes any difference, is BSc in Computer Science, CITP with CEng pending and some professional quals which are possibly of no interest to the RAF (E.G. PRINCE2, ITIL)

Thanks for any advice.

 

[FOMz]

U8dmtm,

Have you contactrf the AFCO yet - which should as ever be your first port of call.

 

[u8dmtm]

The RN info came from an RN AFCO Officer via email. Have not contacted RAF yet though and was hoping to find out either way in advance before doing so. Also, whilst the RN recruiting info alludes to higher starting pay, the RAF stuff seems to suggest the opposite.

 

[FOMz]

Google is such a great search engine. Look here. I suggest you get on the phone and make an appoitment at the AFCO.

 

[the lovetoad]

I hope you will still go for the Engineering / IT option and not my trade. Personally I would have no faith in a flight commander who openly admits he would rather rely on others to do his research for him rather than having the ability to look for the info himself.

Remember - as an officer in an IT world you will have very little to do with the tasks in hand.

 

[metimmee]

At 28, I am considering full time service. The RN have an officer role term as Engineer (Information Systems) Officer, with a starting salary of at least £34k, from day 1 (i.e. the bottom of their Lieutenant scale).

My question is, do the RAF have any similar arrangements as the official information says that starting pay is £28k after training. I would rather do something in the RAF than the RN, but with family + mortgage, couldn't afford to take a large wage cut whilst training, which is why the Airman Aircrew roles, which appeal to me, also seem to be out of the question.

My skills set, if it makes any difference, is BSc in Computer Science, CITP with CEng pending and some professional quals which are possibly of no interest to the RAF (E.G. PRINCE2, ITIL)

Thanks for any advice.

Your quals are totally relivant for Engineering officer, PRINCE2 and ITIL will be useful when you are out of training.

 

[u8dmtm]

I will contact the AFCO. In the meantime, if anyone can answer the question of whether there is an equivalent arrangement to the RN one, then I would be grateful.

 

[vim_fuego]

Again Google is great...found this:

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0049.html

If you look at a level 1 Flt Lt that'll be you after Cranners as you've got a degree...If you didn't you'd be a Flying Officer for up to 7 years which makes grimmer reading...and everyone picks on you from LAC up...

 

[u8dmtm]

lovetoad,

I consider asking those who may have years of experience, such as via the use of this forum, as part of my research process and will be using the information I gain here in preparation to contact AFCO, unless research here shows that it is unfeasible. As a leader, I would similarly look for advice from those with experience, as I do now as a middle manager. As it turns out, some of the google results posted, I had already found.

Thanks to those who have provided constructive advice. If anyone knows the pay situation during IOT then please let me know.

 

[Simonpo]

lovetoad,

I consider asking those who may have years of experience, such as via the use of this forum, as part of my research process and will be using the information I gain here in preparation to contact AFCO, unless research here shows that it is unfeasible. As a leader, I would similarly look for advice from those with experience, as I do now as a middle manager. As it turns out, some of the google results posted, I had already found.

Thanks to those who have provided constructive advice. If anyone knows the pay situation during IOT then please let me know.

For a graduate with a three year degree it goes as follow.....
For the first six months of IOT you are paid around £22000.
After the first six months it goes up to around £27000.

 

[Voxsj]

Unless you go for one of the following: medical, chaplin, lawyer, dentist then you will have to start from the bottom of the officer ranks and work you way up, if you have a degree after Cranwell you get Flying officer.

Perhaps the navy offer specialised promotion as they are trying to attract engineering officers. I know people that have had to take paycuts to join up, and the pay is not on par with civvy street,however that is not the reason you join as the benefits outweigh this.

 

[newboyintown]

For a graduate with a three year degree it goes as follow.....
For the first six months of IOT you are paid around £22000.
After the first six months it goes up to around £27000.

I am very confused here. I have a degree and I am going for my initial interview with the CO at the local AFCO in a few weeks. No where on the website it says that the pay at IOT for Graduates is £22,000 rather it says £14k. Would you please send me the link to it?