"I can take any idiot off the street and teach him to fly, given enough time and money, but I don't want any idiot, I want pilots that get it right the first time, every time. I'll put up with you making one mistake. Under special circumstances I'll even put up with two. But if you need more than that to succeed as a military pilot, then you are not the pilot the military is looking for."
Hmm, I seem to remember hearing this one too. Plus a little ditty about civvy pilots being flying monkeys.
God complex not withstanding.
Would this be the same Wing Commander who introduced the requirement for OSB candidates to be assessed on their ability to paint plastic model aeroplanes?
Disclaimer: Never failed an OSB, nor was ever scrubbed.