Originally Posted by
muppetofthenorth
I've been lead to believe that - for the RAF at least - there are currently 10,000 applicants for every one pilot who finishes the OCU.
Off the cuff, I think it was nearer 12,000 into the AFCo which was immediately filtered to about 4,000. Some 1,000 make it to OASC for, most recenlty, 160 slots in to training.
I can't speak for the present washout rate at EFTS etc but it is not insignificant and washout continues through the OCUs but at that point it is usually to re-stream to a different, and presumably, less exacting type.
Once through the OCU it is not ended there as you then have 6 months on the sqn to qualify.