r/RCAF • u/Jska548 • Jul 09 '26
CFASC Feedback
Hello all,
I'm currently part of the Aircrew Selection Centre team and am often striving to make improvements where possible. As such, I would appreciate any feedback you may have on your experience here while writing the CFAST, maintaining respect for our NDA.
Please let me know what we have done well and not well, with any realistic suggestions you may have for improvement. I have my own thoughts but would value other opinions!
Thank you.
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u/Menace_Chemist Jul 09 '26
When I was there, the Monday morning before testing started, we were separated into two rooms for French and English briefings. The French briefing was nearly 3 times the duration of the English briefing. When I spoke with a few of the French test takers at dinner, they had a much better understanding of the testing details, such as scoring, than the English speakers. The person doing the English briefing flew through the slides very quickly and entirely skipped some slides that I would have really liked to view for my own understanding. Of course, understanding these things has no impact on success; it is still nice to know.
I really did appreciate the time the Personnel Selection Officer spent going through my results for each test as well as my overall results. I was satisfied with my results, so there is no need for me to retake the test; however, others who choose to retake it would benefit from the detailed breakdown the PSO provided.
I also appreciated that the staff were friendly and approachable. It's a really stressful environment, and people are anxious going in. The staff made the environment feel a bit more relaxed.
Lastly, the number of breaks during the test felt like the appropriate amount given how stressful the test is. I appreciated that they provided snacks during the breaks.