When I was on the directing staff at IOT Cranwell we were busily graduating commissioned pilots - they had, of course, about the same officer qualities as the lads that were undergoing their 6 weeks initial training at nearby Swinderby.
They were graduated on the understanding that the flying training schools would "iron out" the (very) rough edges. The flying training schools were of the opinion that if Cranditz said that they were good enough to be commissioned officers then who were they to say different.
And the system ground ever onwards............
And now some of these people are in senior wg cdr/gp capt/star appointments making decisions which affect the whole of the RAF.
And there are people posting on here who wonder why the RAF appears to be going to hell in a handbasket!! Strewth!