140 vs 180 UCAS
I'm not sure if the RAF has maintained 140 UCAS points as an entry requirement. The Army/RN currently requires 180 plus Maths/English GCSE Grade C. The bar has been raised... and about time too.
Even if you have an MSc/PHd from Oxbridge (but with less than the 180 UCAS pts) you would still be asked to go away and acquire 180... There are no academic waivers allowed. As to do so would create a dangerous legal precedent.
However... standards always have been a little lower in the ....