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Old 26th Jan 2007, 11:18
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Wee Weasley Welshman
 
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Sorry but my best of the best of the best phrase is meant specifically.

To stand a realistic chance of selection you would most likely have to be in the best 10% of your year in school measured by grades.

You would then get to selection during which they will only accept maybe the best 20% of applicants.

Then you will start Officer training and then Pilot training and chop rate is around 40% so only the best get through.

The best of the best of the best.

Not that they are all supermen you understand - far far from it. But starting from a B and 6 C's at GCSE and a preicted A level grade E in Maths followed by two A-levels in 'computers' you have pretty much failed at the first hurdle already.

Don't feel too bad about it though. There are plenty of failed RAF pilots out there and you will be in good company.

Cheers

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