(Printable) SAAF Recruitment 2025-2026 | Applications Form & Dates

We are pleased to inform you about SAAF Recruitment 2025-2026 | Applications Form & Dates -read full details below.

The South African Air Force is the air force of South Africa, with its headquarters in Pretoria. The South African Air Force was established on 1 February 1920. The Air Force has seen service in World War II and the Korean War

RECRUITMENT – WHEN TO APPLY

Recruitment of prospective SAAF student pilots and navigators is an annual process. The process is initiated by advertisements in the Sunday Times, Rapport and City Press around February each year. A closing date is given. No applications are processed prior to the closing date i.e. if you apply in January, your application will be held over and processed as part of the annual batch. There are no exceptions unless a special drive for affirmative action candidates is required.

Recommended: South African Air Force Application Form 2023-www.saairforce.co.za

The process followed after the closing date involves the initial sifting of anything up to five thousand applications. Here the chancers are eliminated, as are job seekers, and those who do not meet the criteria called for in the advert or application form, eg no maths or science, overweight, no matric, not SA citizens, etc. The next step is those identified for initial psychometric tests. The potential candidate is contacted for the first time and told to report for these tests and others. The streaming process continues, tests, interviews, initial selection and aviation medical until the final thirty candidates (dependant on SAAF requirements) are selected.

Please note that the above is a summary of the selection process which and can take over a year. For example, the 2018 year application process should commence at the 2018 closing date, the selection process in 2019, and the Basic Military Training and SAAF orientation courses. Scholars are encouraged to apply in the Grade 11 year with selection during the Grade 12 year. The successful candidate will then join the SAAF straight from school.

Why wait till the next recruitment drive?

Instead of waiting for the advert to appear, you could also send your CV to the SAAF now. They should keep it on file until the next recruitment drive.

Suggested items to include in your CV include:

• Full name
• Postal address
• Telephone numbers
• ID number
• Marital status
• Height
• Weight
• Gender
• Race
• Contact details
• Whether you want to be a pilot or navigator
• Current tertiary level
• Subjects, symbols and HG/SG/other
• A copy of your ID book

For more information, please contact the
SAAF Recruitment Office: