Crewing Together
I was a few months behind Pontius as a co-pilot at Coningsby. We went through all the courses that he mentions but the final crewing together happened more slowly - we gradually emerged as crews during the Ground School phase of the OCU which followed Mountbatten and North Luffenham.
ACW
I well remember the agony of the explosive decompression at North Luffenham after a night on the Ruddles - I managed to pass out with the pain but they still passed me anyway!