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Ground Officer
Lead a team that gets high-tech aircraft ready for action. Get training, qualifications and an exciting career in aviation as a Ground Officer.
Starting salary
£34,676
Age range
18 to 28.11
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 18 years old and 28 years & 11 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
MSFT (beep test) level 7.10
Education
35 ALIS points at GCSE (34 for SNQs) from 7 GCSE/SNQ subjects, with a minimum grade C/4 in English Language, Maths, and a science or foreign language.
72 UCAS Tariff points from a maximum of 3 subjects (4 for Scottish Highers) with a minimum of 2 at National Level 3 (excluding AS Levels) or National or International equivalent.
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As a Ground Officer you'll be in charge of groundcrew and communication specialists, providing the vital aviation services that make our helicopter missions possible. You'll command up to 50 soldiers, making sure they're motivated, trained and competent to carry out their jobs. On exercises and operations you could be responsible for running the airfield at a Main Operating Base, or deploying forward to link up with Infantry units to provide re-arming and refuelling capabilities closer to the action.
Key Responsibilities
Command and lead a Ground Support Flight of up to 50 soldiers as a Second Lieutenant
Be responsible for getting the Army’s fleet of battlefield helicopters in the air
Deploy all over the world, wherever your squadron goes
Manage the careers, wellbeing and development of your large team of soldiers
Step 1
You begin by qualifying as an Army Officer. That means taking the Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Here, you learn leadership skills and how to apply them in a military setting.
Step 2
You’re then trained in aviation operations: managing helicopter landing sites, aviation communications, re-arming, re-fuelling and setting up Forward Arming and Refuelling points. When you’re finished, you’ll be capable of managing a Ground Support Flight (your team) and getting a squadron of helicopters airborne anywhere in the world.
You'll earn £34,676 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £41,456 a year.
Degree Level (Level 5 and 6) diplomas in Management and Leadership
Graduate entrants get a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Conflict Studies and access to the full Masters Postgraduate Degree