Tourist, I am sorry you think what you do but I have it from very well connected sources. You were quite right that 'pilots' were waved through the system as they would not need to be that much of an officer.
That has all changed.
We no longer need that many pilots. Those that enter in to training and then fail may, if they are very good officer material, be offered a new branch. CAS, only the other day, gave the good news which was that civvy street was a high probablity for failed aircrew. Could be 'cause they were not good officer material?
Sad, but true.