Weapon Systems Officer
Pay after training: £33,950
Joining age: 17½-25
Open to: Men and women
Qualifications you need: 2 A-levels/3 Highers or equivalent. 5 GCSEs/Standards at Grade C/3 minimum or equivalent, including English Language and Maths
Qualifications you can gain: Degree or Masters Degree
Pilots wouldn’t get far without Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs). Whatever they specialise in, whether it’s finding enemy targets from the back seat of a fast jet, hunting submarine threats from a Nimrod, or co-ordinating air-to-sea rescues from a helicopter, WSOs are guaranteed excitement – not to mention the challenge of being responsible for the lives of the whole Aircrew.
