Funny thing was, when they changed to using a cycle ergonometer for those who were just doing that running across the gym thing, the failure rates went up. Which only went to show that the 'old pricks' were perhaps subject to a more stringent assessment than the young tigers....
Did my last one at the age of 52 before retiring - piece of pi$$. But never really saw the point of it - I don't recall a whole bunch of folk dropping dead on the job in the '70s and '80s.....
Since when were people above the rank of Wg Cdr exempt from RAFFT or CCS? That'd be hugely divisive....