Rodan- the old-old system was 90hrs, then they brought the UAS syllabus in line with the DE one- 60hrs. This happened Summer 02.
Beags- On the biggest and the best UAS which you know and love, we're finding no impact on recruiting. As I said, we're getting many more eligible applicants because of the loss of Aircrew med and anthro requirements.
At the time the Freshers are joining, they don't seem to care if its 'just' 10 hrs a year- it's more than they're going to get digging foxholes or floating around at a VNE of 20kts. The UAS still give all the AT and Sports that the OTC and URNU have, and the socials are in a different league.
The only impact I see this having is the possiblity of disheartening existing members who may now decide that the OTC or URNU 'floats their boat' more than the new UAS system, but again, I don't really see what they've got on us.
Dave