Kinloss, Kinloss etc etc
Not true
6 of 17 does not make it a single track road. I am quite sure that those travelling north 'against the flow' can be counted on one hand with several fingers remaining spare. Most got what they wanted (or joined for). Besides, as has been said before, there are no SOP splits, and decisions are made very late about branch division.
Regarding not running the gauntlet (toddbabe) I guess you have resigned yourself to wondering "What if" for the rest of your life. There is also a steady stream of Kinloss escapees rebranching at this time both ex Eng and AEOp, so the cross trade doctrine given by AFCO is true to a degree (Which I say because getting out of rotary is another kettle of fish altogether).