#2008-943Decree No. 2008-943 Establishing the Special Statute for Air Force Officers
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This decree outlines the specific roles and responsibilities of various officers in the French Air Force. It specifies the recruitment process for new officers and the structure of their career progression. Additionally, it sets the framework for promotions and the conditions for transitions between different roles within the Air Force.
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Key Changes
- Clarifies roles for air officers, mechanics, and base officers
- Establishes recruitment and training criteria for officers
- Defines career progression and promotion structures
Obligations
What this law requires
Recruit air force officers from École de l'air graduates, École militaire de l'air graduates, or École polytechnique graduates, or from contract officers and career non-commissioned officers as specified in Article 3
Candidates for École de l'air admission must hold a secondary education diploma (level IV minimum) or higher qualification and be no more than 22 years old for standard tracks, or hold a master's degree and be no more than 25 years old for the competitive selection track
Candidates for École militaire de l'air must have completed at least three years of effective military service in the French Air Force and meet specified educational qualifications
Establish and publish annually by ministerial order the number of positions available for each of the three officer corps across all recruitment competitions
No candidate may sit the same competition more than three times