What is the Role of 601 Squadron?

601 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAAF), 601 Squadron, has three principal roles, which include: To provide advice to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) and the RAF to help the RAF address important issues; To provide access to new networks that the RAF has not traditionally been connected with; and To develop advocates… Read More

18/10/201723/10/2025 by

Will a Knee Injury Bar Me from Service in the UK Armed Forces?

While medical entry standards are set out in Joint Service Publication (JSP) 950, how they are applied during the recruitment process differs between the three Services. For example, in the British Army candidates with a disbarring condition are excluded at the first opportunity (i.e. the online application process) with those requiring individual consideration being looked… Read More

01/09/2017 by Andrew Marshall

RAF: Women and Frontline Roles

As of today, women can apply for all roles within the Royal Air Force (RAF). The British Army and Royal Marines will follow next year.

23/06/2017 by Andrew Marshall

Royal Air Force Values & Standards

RAF Core Values Respect: Service in the Royal Air Force is more than just loyalty to the Crown, military superiors, subordinates and comrades. It also involves the respect for others and a sense of pride. It flows from the duty to put others first and it means there is no place for prejudice or unlawful… Read More

20/04/201617/04/2016 by Andrew Marshall

Aerial Bombing: Elasticity of Supply of Urban Housing

In a doctoral thesis, Ikle suggested that the proponents of airpower had overestimated the relationship between the intensity of aerial bombing and the density of a city’s surviving population. “…the Royal Air Force strategy of targeting residential areas and ‘de-housing’ civilians proved disappointing. The supply of urban housing was much more elastic than expected, as… Read More

12/10/201510/10/2015 by Andrew Marshall

Delivering Flexibility through People: Harnessing Human Capability [in the RAF]

Discussion Paper Title Delivering Flexibility through People: Harnessing Human Capability. Abstract This is the second of two papers arguing for greater organisational flexibility in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Necessarily broad in scope, they consider the consequences of a systematic move towards a strategy that prioritises flexibility against the components of Kenneth Galbraith’s Star Model. Whilst the… Read More