The Royal Air Force Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre, located at Adastral Hall, RAF Cranwell, is the centre through which every potential RAF officer must go to be selected for Initial Officer Training (IOT). The Selection Centre is attached to 2 large hangars, plus the Candidates Mess. The centre is home to everything required of a candidate during their selection. This includes a large Aptitude Testing Centre, Medical centre (including an optician and a Hearing Testing Facility), interview rooms, syndicate rooms and the leadership exercises.
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