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<p>The number of Royal Air Force (RAF) Regular applications rejected by date of application,
and the proportion of applications this represents can be found at Table 1 below.
Applications submitted through the Defence Recruiting System (DRS) are also distinguished
from those submitted through the Recruitment Information Technology System (RITS).</p><p>
</p><p>Table 1:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Application dates and
system</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of rejections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage
of total applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
(DRS)</p></td><td><p>14,040</p></td><td><p>46.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2019
– 30 June 2020 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>14,511</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
July 2020 – 30 June 2021 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>19,403</p></td><td><p>54.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
July 2021 – 31 December 2021 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>7,877</p></td><td><p>62.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
March 2022 – 30 June 2022 (RITS)</p></td><td><p>3,509</p></td><td><p>67.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1
July 2022 – 30 June 2023 (RITS)</p></td><td><p>18,658</p></td><td><p>60.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: Analysis (Air)</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the reasons RAF Regular
applications submitted through DRS were rejected as a proportion of the total number
of RAF Regular applications made on DRS in that timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 (DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
July 2019 – 30 June 2020</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
July 2020 – 30 June 2021</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1
July 2021 – 31 December 2021</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education
Attainment</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed
to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ineligible</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td><td><p>10.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer
and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC)</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td><td><p>17.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric
Test Result</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role
Availability</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security
Clearance</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tattoo
Policy</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable
for Interview</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: Analysis (Air)</p><p> </p><p>Please note, percentages have been rounded
to the nearest 1 decimal point. In the case of 0.0%, it is not actually zero but instead
a very small number that rounds to 0.0%. Where the value is 0, this is represented
by ‘-’.</p><p> </p><p>DRS closed in December 2021. Rejections from this system are
as at 31 May 2022, the last available data.</p><p> </p><p>RITS has been in use since
March 2022. Rejections from this system are as at July 2023, the applications may
have since been subject to rejection.</p><p> </p><p>Reasons for rejection on RITS
are not held by Analysis Air who are the source of the tables above. The rejections
on DRS with a rejection type of 'Other' increased for the period for 1 July 2021 –
31 December 2021 as applications have been closed and candidates advised to reapply
on RITS.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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