Southampton University Air Squadron

Southampton University Air Squadron (SUAS, /suːˈæs/) is a unit of the Royal Air Force which provides basic flying training, adventurous training and personal development skills to undergraduate students of the University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, Bournemouth University, Southampton Solent University, University of Chichester and Winchester School of Art. The aim of all University Air Squadrons is to allow those potential RAF officers to experience service life and to allow them to decide whether they are suited to it. There is no obligation to join up, unless an RAF bursary is successfully applied for. SUAS is parented by MoD Boscombe Down where it flies Tutor aircraft. SUAS Town Headquarters (THQ) is in Southampton City Centre, which shares the Southampton UOTC building.