Air Force: Recruitment
2026-05-29 · Ministry of Defence · 4914 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from his Department's Permanent Secretary to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on 30 April 2026, what progress he has made on improving the fill rates of engineering posts ac
Answer
The plans the RAF has put in place continue to deliver positive results for achieving the 2032 target.Air Command has focused efforts on the engineering resourcing needed to maintain the fleet (58% RAF and 42% RN). Current fill rates are approximately 75%...