Fray,
If you read what Wader said, Ben is out of time. He has to start at Cranwell in less than 2 months.
In that 2 months he has to undergo the P2 sift at AFCO, get an invite to OASC, pass that, pass the next stage, then arrive at Cranwell.
As you say that could be neigh on a year. That would put him 10 months over age. The only hope is that he is so exceptional that they would make an exception of him.
Now WSO Nav!