Originally Posted by Spry
Please do not forget that according to MOD figures 60% of Commission Holders and 75% of Non Commissioned personnell are ex-Air Cadets.
From the ATC website:
The Corps, which has charitable status, is not a recruiting organization but many members do go on to have careers in the Royal Air Force, other Services
or civilian life. Currently approximately 50% of all aircrew (pilots, navigators and NCO aircrew) and 40% of Officers are ex-Cadets.
So Sprys fiqures are a little inflated. I asked HQ ACO for the up to date fiqures (the reason why is imaterial) and they did not know. The website stats have been around a little while now and may no longer be the case. Being involved in the training system since 1990 off and on, I do not think that the post ATC recruitment is as much as it is claimed, and many unit visitors on work experience have no ATC/CCF background.