On 7th November, Ben Dodd in Year 13 was presented with a RAF scholarship at an assembly in front of his family and other students. We asked Ben for a few words about how he came to apply for the scholarship.
In October 2010 I went up to the RAF careers office in Cambridge, I then was told about jobs in the RAF and was shown a short video on life in the RAF and how to join. After that I was invited back in November of that year for an interview with the head of careers, Flight Lieutenant Natalie Wilkinson. I went to the interview, and was quizzed on RAF bases and aircraft as well as why I wanted this scholarship and what it meant to me. She said she was very impressed with me and my interview and would be passing my application up to the next level.
After a few months I was sent a letter through the post saying that I had been provisionally awarded the scholarship. Then in July of this year I went on an adventure training week at Bramley Lakes in Norwich. This week taught me how to pass through the Officer and Aircrew Selection centre which you need to pass to get into the RAF.
They also taught you the key virtues and how you need to act to be an officer in the RAF. I attended a families day at RAF Wittering in which the Red Arrows and many other avionic displays were shown as well as the Vulcan bomber.
