Black applicants significantly more likely to fail RAF selection tests than white counterparts
Defence chiefs claim the tests have been proven not to be biased, and blamed the disparity on 'underlying' educational issues
15 December 2020 • 9:39pm
A Typhoon Mk4 of 29 Squadron Operational Conversion Unit based at RAF Coningsby taxing after another training flight
Credit: Sgt Paul Oldfield/PA
The Royal Air Force has admitted for the first time that black applicants are significantly more likely to fail its selection tests than their white counterparts.
Documents seen by The Telegraph reveal that white and Asian applicants to the RAF consistently score up to 36 per cent higher than black candidates on tests of technical skills and spatial awareness.