Weasel words from Ben Wallace too. “ All those selected met the minimum standards” Undoubtedly true but what he does not say is that some of those not selected exceeded the minimum standards and despite this were not selected.
So mediocre candidates prioritised over good ones. The effect of this will ripple on though because every time you meet a female or BAME recruit from this era you’ll always wonder………..!
This will have a negative effect in so many ways on anyone from the above groups who genuinely made the cut.