The Station

RAF College Cranwell is a busy and complex station which fulfils many functions.

The North side comprises of the RAF College which provides Initial Officer Training (IOT), Adastral Hall which houses the Inspectorate of recruiting (IofR) and the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) which selects and recruits officers and airman aircrew.

The South side houses No 3 Flying Training School which conducts advanced pilot training and all RAF rear crew training.
Other units based here include:-

The Headquarters Air Cadet organisation.
The Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (Cranwell) (DCAE Cranwell) .
Defence College of Logistics & Personnel Administration (DCLPA).
East Midlands University Air Squadron (EMUAS)