SOCIAL, SPORTS & ADVENTURE

RAF personnel playing in football tournament at RAF Northolt

The balance between work and play is easy to find in the RAF as you’re surrounded by great people, sports and activities, wherever you’re based.

Creating champions

You can perform at every level whether that’s a marathon, fun run or competing in the Olympics. We give you the time, equipment and financial support you need to succeed. If you’re participating in an authorised sporting event you’re considered ‘on duty’ and don’t have to use up any of your holiday allowance.

The RAF has helped the UK produce national and international champions in boxing, sub-aqua, rally driving, rugby, sprint, hammer, cycling, sea angling, canoeing, triathlon, skeleton bob, karate, motorcycling, microlight, javelin, athletics, snowboarding and slalom skiing.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

Sports clubs

One of the great things about the RAF is we have a club for almost every sport. There are more than 45 sports including the usuals like football, netball and rugby, alongside the more unusual bobsleigh, power-kiting and gliding.

Adventures without limits

We organise over 100 expeditions and adventures at home and around the world that you can choose to join.

You could be scuba diving in tropical waters, climbing in the world's most impressive mountain ranges or kayaking surrounded by beautiful forests, all while getting paid to do it.

Social life

You’ll be working alongside people with a similar mindset - we all want to make the most out of life. You’ll find regular social events in the bars (known as The Mess) and clubs on base, community events and family fun days.

There are lots of opportunities to make friends, wherever you are.

New friends

You’ll develop a great deal of trust and confidence with your colleagues because of the way in which you’ll rely on one another. These bonds extend beyond work and there are always opportunities to socialise on and off base. Friends from outside the RAF are welcome on base too.