Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
I was once told that when the RAF made a degree a requirement for pilots (in the '70s?) the chop rate went up dramarically and they had to go back to A levels.!
I joined the RAF during the mid seventies, for a time was in the instructing world as a QFI on basic jets (JP) in the early 80’s and don’t remember that happening in my time or it being talked about....if it did happened as you heard then maybe it was a more recent event but TBH I have my doubts.