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I was wondering if anyone with inside recruiting knowledge could help me. I wrote my CFAT and did, according to the recruiter during my debrief, "extremely well" and that I "definitely qualify for pilot." I asked to pursue that trade and was told to await an email to discuss Air Crew Selection. I received an email a week or so ago stating this: "I regret to inform you that since you rewrote the CFAT on 1 Apr 2019 the entry standards for pilot have changed. The pilot occupation is extremely competitive and, although you did well on the aptitude test, you score was not high enough to continue processing you for pilot. Furthermore, there has been a big reduction in the number of open pilot positions."
My question is, are they just telling me that I didn't have high enough scores because all the pilot slots are now full and they want to push me into another trade to fill quotas or do the standards actually change on the fly like this?
I ask this because I applied a few years ago and they said after my first CFAT that I didn't qual for Officer but I could apply for some NCM trades if I would like. But here's the thing; when I reapplied recently I asked to rewrite the CFAT to increase my chances of getting an Officer slot. When hearing my rewrite request my file manager stated that "Your scores are about average for most Officer trades including Infantry Officer (which I selected). So a rewrite won't be necessary." So this whole time I was thinking I didn't make the cut. What is going on? I even heard that some slots are prebooked for women and minorities?
Any answers would be appreciated. Should I hold out and say "No I want pilot. If I don't qualify then I understand."?
My question is, are they just telling me that I didn't have high enough scores because all the pilot slots are now full and they want to push me into another trade to fill quotas or do the standards actually change on the fly like this?
I ask this because I applied a few years ago and they said after my first CFAT that I didn't qual for Officer but I could apply for some NCM trades if I would like. But here's the thing; when I reapplied recently I asked to rewrite the CFAT to increase my chances of getting an Officer slot. When hearing my rewrite request my file manager stated that "Your scores are about average for most Officer trades including Infantry Officer (which I selected). So a rewrite won't be necessary." So this whole time I was thinking I didn't make the cut. What is going on? I even heard that some slots are prebooked for women and minorities?
Any answers would be appreciated. Should I hold out and say "No I want pilot. If I don't qualify then I understand."?