Commissioned Officers are recruited to the Sri Lanka Air Force to perform as leaders of this prestigious organization. They will perform in roles such Flying Operations, Aeronautical and General Engineering Duties, Avionics, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Information Technology Engineering, Air Traffic Controlling, Force Protection, Logistical Administration, Human Resource Administration, Civil Engineering and Aviation Medicine.

The recruitment of Officer cadet as Regular to fulfill Officer vacancies is done twice a year unless otherwise decided by the Commander of the Air Force. The Command Recruiting Officer will ascertain from respective Directors after submitting the number of vacancies available in the respective Branch and thereafter deciding on the number and types of branch vacancies which require to be fulfilled.

BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICERS

Nationality	Must be a citizen of Sri Lanka
Age	Not less than 18 years and not more than 22 years as at 01 January 2025 for the 01st Batch and not less than 18 years and not more than 22 years as at 01 June 2025 for the 02nd Batch of Trainees for year 2025
Civil Status	Candidates must be unmarried. No Cadet will be permitted to marry whilst under training and for a further period of one (1) year from the date of Commissioning.
Height	Male 165 cm (5’ 5") and above Female 160 cm (5’ 3") and above
Weight	Male: 17 < BMI < 26 Female: 17 < BMI < 25
Chest	Male: 32” (Minimum)
Colour Vision Standard	CP2
Colour Vision Standard	CP2
Visual Acuity	Left eye 6/6 and right eye 6/6 (Without spectacles / Contact Lens).

BASIC EDUCATION QUALIFICATION - OFFICER CADETS

GCE (O/L)

Minimum of six Credit (C) passes at the GCE (O/L) examination with compulsory Credit (C) passes for English language, Science, Mathematics and a Simple (S) pass or above for Sinhala / Tamil language in one sitting.

GCE (A/L)

General Duties Pilot / Operations Air (Air Traffic Controller) - Simple (S) passes in three subjects at the GCE (A/L) examination in Physical Science stream/ Bio Science stream (Physics is a compulsory subject) in one sitting.
Aeronautical and General Engineering Branch - two Credit (C) passes and one Simple (S) passes in three subjects at the GCE (A/L) examination in Physical Science (Combined Maths, Physics and Chemistry) Streams in one sitting.
Logistics/Administrative/ Regiment / Provost Branches - Simple (S) passes in three subjects at the GCE (A/L) examination in Physical / Bio Science / Commerce / Technology / Arts Streams in one sitting. (Candidates over height of 5' 8'' (Male) will have an advantage when enlisting to Provost Branch)
Information Technology Engineering Branch - Simple (S) passes in three subjects at the GCE (A/L) examination in Technology Stream with the subject of Information and Communication Technology or Physical Science Stream in one sitting.

Special Note:

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of six Credit (C) passes at the GCE (O/L) examination with compulsory Credit (C) passes for English language, Science, Mathematics and a Simple (S) pass and above for Sinhala / Tamil language in one sitting and Simple (S) passes in three subjects at the GCE (A/L) examination in Physical / Bio Science / Commerce / Technology / Arts Streams in one sitting. (Candidates over height of 5' 8'' (Male) will have an advantage when considering for the Provost Branch).

APPLICATION

Full name (As per National Identity Card) *

National Identity Card Number *

Nationality *

Permanent Address *

Present Postal Address *

Province *

District *

Nearest Police Station to Permanent Address *

Nearest Air Force Camp to Permanent Address *

Electorate *

Grama Niladhari Division *

Grama Niladhari Division Number *

Date of Birth *

Email address

Gender *

Civil Status *

Height (cm) *

Weight (Kg) *

Chest (cm) *

Telephone Number *

WhatsApp Number *

Two other vacancy choices

Second Choice

Third Choice

Educational Qualifications *

Ordinary Level

School *

Index No *

Year *

Advanced Level

School *

Index No *

Year *