Originally Posted by
longer ron
Although I was never a GS staff cadet,I joined the staff of 613 whilst I was an apprentice at Halton - I have just looked in my old log book and I see that I got my P2 rating (P2 later became Grade1 so exact equiv) @ 267 launches.Unless a GS pilot was outstanding or perhaps if there was a shortage of P2/G1's there was never any hurry to get people qualified and we were allowed plenty of time to accrue experience.
Hope you had a great xmas Arc
Ken Baylis checked me out for my P2 at 613 and my first AEG cadet was at 290 launches just a month before my 18th birthday.