The Royal Air Force Terms of Service Regulations 2007

Continuance in service

15.—(1) A person in air force service enlisted for a term of 22 years or a person in air force service who enlisted otherwise than for that term who has completed 22 years’ service in Her Majesty’s forces may, at any time during the last three years of the term for which he enlisted or, if that term has been extended under these Regulations or under any previous enactment, that term as so extended, give notice in writing to his commanding officer of his desire to continue in service after the end of that term, or as the case may be, of that term as so extended, and, if the competent air force authority consent, he may after the end of that term, or as the case may be, that term as so extended, be continued as a person in air force service in all respects (subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation) as if his term were still unexpired.

(2) Where a person is continued in service under this regulation—

(a) regulations 9 and 14 of these Regulations shall not apply to him,

(b) subject to regulation 12 of these Regulations he may determine his service at the expiration of any period of 3 months beginning with the date on which he gives to his commanding officer notice in writing of his wish to be discharged.