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New Public Competition Opens Positions in the Air Force with Initial Salaries of R$ 1.4 Thousand. Find Out How to Participate in the Air Force Competition and Build Your Career.
The Air Force announced on March 20 the opening of registrations for a new public competition for the Examination and Admission to the Preparatory Course for Air Cadets (CPCAR) of 2026. Registrations for the Air Force competition remain open until March 26. The positions in the Air Force are opportunities for those seeking to enter the military career and desire financial stability.
Find Out Who Can Participate in the Air Force Public Competition
In total, there are 150 positions in the Air Force competition aimed at candidates of both genders. CPCAR is the acronym for the Preparatory Course for Air Cadets.
The Preparatory School for Air Cadets (EPCAR), located in Barbacena (MG), is responsible for conducting the course, which was created by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra in 1949 and has since transformed students into aviator cadets.
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In simplified terms, the CPCAR is a course that lasts for 3 years and is equivalent to common high school. Furthermore, the education provided by EPCAR is renowned for its excellence, resulting in its classification as the 4th best among all public schools in Brazil.
To be enrolled in the course offered by the public competition for positions in the Air Force, the candidate must meet all the requirements outlined in the Specific Instructions of the Examination, not be less than 14 years old and not turn 19 years old by December 31, 2026, and have completed, by the date of the Final Concentration of the Examination, the Elementary Education of the National Education System.
It is also essential not to have previously been excluded from military service for disciplinary reasons, moral conduct issues, or incompatibility with the military career.
Find Out How to Register for the Air Force Competition
Those interested in the positions in the Air Force through the public competition must register through the EPCAR Website. When filling in the requested information on the form, the candidate must carefully check all the information entered on each screen and field. It is worth mentioning that a candidate who self-declares as black and wishes to opt for the reserved positions must, mandatorily, check this option on the FSI.
It should be noted that candidates registered in the Unified Registry for Federal Government Social Programs (CadÚnico) can request the waiver of the registration fee by providing their Social Identification Number (NIS), being of low income, and being a bone marrow donor in entities recognized by the Ministry of Health, in accordance with the law.
To request a waiver of the registration fee, the candidate must access the EPCAR electronic page during the registration period, and must fill out the request form, which includes all the required information.
Selection Process Stages
The selection process for the public competition consists of written tests covering subjects such as Portuguese language, English language, mathematics, and essay writing, health inspection, physical conditioning assessment test, psychological aptitude examination, complementary hetero-identification procedure (for candidates choosing to compete for reserved positions for black individuals in the Air Force), and document validation.
The written tests are scheduled for June 22. Those who pass all stages of the Air Force competition and are selected by the Special Evaluation Board (JEA) must report to the Preparatory School for Air Cadets (EPCAR), in Barbacena (MG), on January 10, 2026, for enrollment in the course, which lasts for three years.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive their high school completion certificates and the CPCAR certificate and will be eligible to compete for the number of spots available for enrollment in the first year of the Air Force Officers Training Course at the Air Force Academy (AFA).
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