a rigger I knew way back in the lateish 90's went for a jolly trip to the glasshouse, straight SAC mach no chance of a fitters course as of us mech/tech !!!!!!s were trolling thru Cosfrod. Well he did a good few weeks in clink, came back won two grand on the RAF sports lottery, was PWR'd and posted to 84 sqn in Akrotiri, had his welcome chat with Jengo and was told don't bother to unpack, in about 9 months you're off to Cosford for an FT course.
Moral of the story is to get a nice tour, you got to go via some marching and ironing and PT for bad lads, still be better than a tour sandyside though