BEIJING, June 16 -- According to the pilot recruitment department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, starting from June 2025, the Chinese PLA Air Force will begin to recruit the 14th batch of female pilot cadets from high school graduates across 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) in China.
This year's selection process for female pilot cadets will be launched in June, and the final admission decisions will be determined in early July. Among the female pilot cadets to be admitted, those with outstanding college entrance exam results and exceptional flight potential may have the opportunity to become "dual-enrollment" pilot cadets of the PLA Air Force and to study at the Peking University, Tsinghua University, or Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
It is reported that since the first batch of female pilots of the PLA Air Force flew into the sky in 1951, the development of the female pilot team of the PLA Air Force has progressed steadily over the past seven decades. As the strategic transformation of the PLA Air Force accelerates, female pilots will undergo more targeted and specialized training. In the future, they will fly more types of aircraft and perform diverse tasks.