UAS 's to close (Merged)

[BEagle]

I reckon that the whole idea is to discourage pilot entrants from attending university. So that the RAF can recruit them when they are younger - and thus pay them less.

Flying Scholarships - gone
Flight Cadet system - gone
University Cadetships - gone
Bursaries - rare and worth next to nothing


Without even the relatively mild levels of discipline experienced at a UAS, how many of today's yoof will even give the RAF a first look after University? Very few, if any, I would expect.

Trenchard must be up to several thousand RPM in his grave by now......

But when ba starts sponsored training again - as assuredly it's going to have to - competition between the RAF and the airlines will be direct. And on current showing, the RAF is going to have to find something pretty substantial to offer....