Application Guidelines

1. Nationality: Applicant must be of Nigerian origin.
2. Age: Applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 22 years for non-tradesmen/women, 17 and 24 years for tradesmen/women by 31 December 2010.
3. Marital Status: All applicants must be single.
4. Height: Minimum height is 1.68 meters or 5.5ft for males and 1.65m or 5.4ft for females.
5. Medical Fitness: All applicants must be medically fit and meet the Nigerian Air Force medical and employment standards.
6. Applicants with HND or First Degrees/Post-Graduate Certificates, University Diplomas and Grade II Teacher’s certificates will not be considered for recruitment as airmen/airwomen into the Nigerian Air Force.
7. Applicant's attestation form must be signed by a military officer from the same state as the applicant and not below the rank of Flight Lieutenant or equivalent in the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy, and Police Officer of the rank of Superintendent and above. Local Governments Chairmen/Secretaries, magistrates and principals of government Secondary Schools from applicants’ state of origin can also sign the attestation forms. In addition, applicants are to bring with them a letter of attestation of good character from any of the officers above to the Zonal Recruitment Centers and final selection interview.
8. Qualifying Recruitment Tests will hold in the following Centers:
   1. Makurdi: Nigerian Air Force Base, Markudi
   2. Ilorin: 227 Wing, Nigerian Air Force, Ilorin
   3. Lagos: Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja – Lagos
   4. Enugu: 305 Flying Training School, Enugu
   5. Port-Harcourt: 97 Special Operations Group, Nigerian Air Force, Port-Harcourt
   6. Benin: 81 Air Maritime Group,Nigerian Air Force Benin.
   7. Kaduna: Nigerian Air Force Base, Kawo – Kaduna
   8. Kano: 303 Flying Training School, Kano
   9. Maiduguri: 204 Wing, Nigerian Air Force Base, Maiduguri
   10. Akure: 323 Artillery Regiment, Owena Barracks, Akure
   11. Sokoto: 26 Battalion, Gingiya Barracks, Sokoto
   12. Yola: 75 Strike Group, Nigerian Air Force, Yola
9. All applicants will be required to submit for scrutiny, the original copies of the documents listed under Paragraph 9(b) at the recruitment centers and during the final selection interview. Applicants will be required to present following documents if selected for the zonal recruitment test:
   1. Two recent passport size photographs to be stamped and countersigned by officer of appropriate rank specified in Paragraph 7, Local Government Chairmen/Secretaries and other specified officers in Paragraph 7.
   2.  Photocopies of:
      • (I) Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age 
      • (II) Educational and Trade Certificates 
10. Any applicant suspected to have impersonated or submitted false document(s) shall be disqualified from the selection exercise. Also any false declaration detected later may lead to withdrawal from training. Such applicants may be handed over to the Police for prosecution.
11. The Nigerian Air Force will not entertain any enquiries in respect of applicants whose applications have been rejected.
12. The application fee is N1000 only.
13. Educational Qualification.

1. Applicants must possess a minimum of Pass or D7 grade in Mathematics and English Language. In addition, all applicants must possess a minimum of 3 credit passes at Ordinary level in GCE, SSCE or NECO in the following subjects:

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