Pilot Training, WW2
My SFTS station commander was a rugby nut. At the end of course interview, he having noticed I had been schooled at a place with a strong connection to the wretched game, asked in what position I played; "none, if I can help it" was my rather incautious reply, with the inevitable result that I was passed out as a Sergeant Pilot.
No regrets on that score, for while hanging around at Harrogate awaiting further training I got an impression (rightly or wrongly) that Officers were more likely to become 'stuck in the system' than NCOs; so, as my last 14 months of service were happily occupied in flying Daks around SE Asia I think that, in the end, i was well served by the system.
On returning to the Service 2 1/2 years after demob I was lucky enough to gain a commission; fortunately, at no stage was I asked that dreaded question again!