Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
Roadster, the clue in my post was Henlow. In 61 Cranwell was exclusively aircrew and mostly pilot at that. Cranwell was essential if you expected promotion to sqn ldr and beyond. It was possible to be promoted to sqn ldr whilst on the Supplementary List with the bonus that passing the C was not required. However for promotion to flt lt it was essential that one passed the B. It was noit unusual to find fg off with 12 years seniority in rank. They enjoyed the almost total lack of power or authority.
Having tried, not too hard, to pass an exam the point of which, as, before joining, an engineer, I really didn't get, it was hilarious to become an instant Flt Lt which pissed off many, much to our amusement.
(Was that punctuation correct?)
