Airmen and Airwomen can choose from a wide range of support roles to specialized
technical roles. Airmen and Airwomen make up the majority of personnel in the Sri Lanka
Air Force, bringing in their specialist skills to provide vital support roles such as
Engineering and Technical, Force Protection, Logistics, Personnel Administration,
Medical Support and Intelligence.
The recruitment of Airmen or Airwomen as Recruits or Direct Entry in the Regular or
Volunteer Force will be conducted twice a year unless otherwise decided by the Commander
of the Air Force. The Command Recruiting Officer will ascertain the number of vacancies
available in respective Trades which require to be fulfilled.
BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR AIRMEN/ AIR WOMEN
| Nationality |
Must be a citizen of Sri Lanka |
| Civil Status |
Candidates must be Unmarried
(Not be consider for Direct Entry Candidates)
|
| Height |
Male: 165 cm (5’ 5”) and above
|
| Weight |
Male: 17 < BMI < 26
|
| Chest |
Male: 32” (Minimum) |
| Visual Acuity |
Left eye : 6/6 (without spectacles)
Right eye : 6/6 (without spectacles)
|
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Passes in 06 subjects at the GCE (O/L) Examination in not more than two sittings including Simple (S) passes in Sinhala / Tamil and English language with a credit (C) pass for Mathematics / Science
or
Pearson Edexcel International General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exam or Cambridge International Ordinary Level exams: Passes in 06 subjects including English in not more than two sittings. A Grade is compulsory for Science subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) or Mathematics and the marks obtained for a grading to be (equal or above) the lowest marks required for a credit pass in GCE O/Ls.
and
Successful completion of two years fulltime National Certificate Course in Engineering Craft Practice (Electronics / Telecommunications) at a Technical College recognized by the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training should be equalled to National Vocational Qualification Level IV (NVQ Level IV)
or
Successful completion of three-year National Certificate of Technology (NCT) (Electronics / Electrical) at a Technical College recognized by the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training.
.
SPECIAL NOTE
Candidates who are applying with Pearson Edexcel International General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or Cambridge International Ordinary Level exams without a Simple pass for Sinhala or Tamil language should obtain pass grading for Sinhala or Tamil language within 05 years from the date of enlistment.
Holding NVQ level 3 or above or SLQF level 1 or above certificate is considered instead of O/Ls and holding NVQ level 4 or above or SLQF level 2 or above is considered instead of A/Ls only for Direct Entry Candidates enlistment.