Know whether CBAT applies
Not every RAF role follows the same selection process. Confirm whether the Computer Based Aptitude Tests apply to your intended job and the current assessment stages.
Work on transferable skills
Timed reasoning, attention, working-memory practice and maintaining composure under time constraints can be developed with original exercises. That is different from claiming to reproduce a real confidential assessment.
Avoid suspicious sites claiming leaked test content or a guaranteed selection outcome.
Future practice tools
Our roadmap includes original skills exercises that explain results, but no official test questions are hosted in this initial release.
What RAF CBAT is for and where it sits
The RAF describes Computer Based Aptitude Tests as an assessment for selected roles, including some officer and aircrew pathways. Current role pages place CBAT at the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre at RAF College Cranwell. The exercises explore capabilities such as information processing, spatial reasoning, concentration and performing multiple tasks at once.
You should not assume that every RAF applicant must complete CBAT. The Defence Aptitude Assessment can be a separate part of the process, and the applicable sequence depends on the role. The correct role listing is the first page to check.
What can you practise fairly?
Useful general preparation includes reading instructions accurately, staying calm under time pressure, interpreting spatial relationships, maintaining attention and reflecting on mistakes after unfamiliar tasks. Those habits can be developed through ordinary original reasoning activities without copying or pretending to reveal live service test questions.
The RAF's official DAA familiarisation materials are an appropriate starting point for DAA applicants. CBAT is a distinct assessment; don't buy a course solely because it uses the phrase 'RAF aptitude' without specifying which test it covers.
Preparing for the assessment day
Check the official invitation for timings, permitted items, travel and accommodation information. Avoid taking unofficial websites' advice about hidden scoring bands or supposed guaranteed pass techniques as fact. The assessment is designed to identify suitability for particular roles, not a universal score every visitor should chase.
This guide gives public-process context only. We do not publish confidential test content, invent pilot selection results or offer individual CBAT coaching as a current product.
Try a relevant calculator or general practice exercise when it helps clarify this topic. No account, payment or official recruitment score is involved.
- Try independent general RAF DAA aptitude practice ↗
DAA and CBAT are different examinations; these are not CBAT exercises.
These related independent guides explore other stages of the same pathway.
When an official benchmark for your exact role and stage is available, the free fitness comparison explains one numerical result. It is not an overall selection prediction.
Open the free comparison ↗Review the original page, especially before acting on dates, assessment stages or specific physical standards.
https://recruitment.raf.mod.uk/roles/roles-finder/air-space-operations/operations-officer
Public references examined in October 2026. This article is independent and may not reflect a later official change.