There's a commissioned Loady who went one better - on a STANEVAL trip, he briefed the sortie, was put in the RHS from where he flew/operated the entire task and handled simulated a/c emergencies. He was awarded a D Cat - as a pilot; RAF was then obliged to give him the full formal wings course. I made my one-and-only visit to Cranditz for the Flying Supe course while he was there; his QFIs were bitching and moaning that he was guaranteed an OCU slot at the end of course, we pointed out that he already had more operational experience than most of them (creamies and ex-AT seat-fillers) and was already a proven asset. He went on to thrive in the civvy flying world, top bloke.