The guy that I refer to is a civilian flyer. Whilst being a natural flyer he also has the brain set that "close enough is good enough". He has problems with English despite going to Public School simply because he thought that he didn't need it and could get away with it. That follows through with his flying. He can handle an aircraft far better than I can but his attitude leads him into situations that I would not feel comfortable with. He's got away with it so far.
Were he to have come before me as a potential officer candidate when I was at Cranwell I would have had no hesitation in telling him that as a potential RAF officer the officer qualities come first and his flying abilities come second. I would have directed him to a career with Britannia, Air2000, Air Atlanta or, in our part of the world, Ansett, Skywest et al.
You have missed the point TF. You are first and foremost an RAF Officer. Basic literacy and numeracy are the bedrock. You, and others on this thread, imply that you can get by without even the basics. Ignore the bedrocks at your peril.