Originally Posted by
chevvron
Most cadets were taught to a level sufficient to be awarded the BGA A & B certificate and that was it. Very few failed to reach this stage as the instructors would persevere until they did.
Chosen ones like Pobjoy, Jem 60 and myself were deemed worthy of further training and became Staff Cadets on our gliding schools and given further training enabling us to take passengers on AEG and maybe become instructors ourselves.
Sorry if that sounds a bit pompous but that's the way it was.
Whereas just about all the cadets where I fly reach GPL standard, which I believe is approximately Bronze (BGA qualification) plus XC endorsement. That clearly is a lot more than flying a solo circuit, and probably more than the Staff Cadets did.
What however is truly bizarre is allowing staff cadets to take passengers, but BGA BIs who have achieved a somewhat higher level of qualification!