I cant resist myself commenting on this.
@flaplesswings
I totally agree with you that they select average intelligent person but they look for 16 other officer like qualities which makes them different from others such as intiative,confidence..etc
@jimmygill
I know few of those so called halfwits getting calls from NASA one of is my friends father.He is a test pilot with Army Aviation.
One of the famous person our honoured ex president of India APJ Kalam couldnt clear his SSB.He appeared in Air Force Selection Board in Dehradun.
And SERVICE SELECTION BOARD is a very streamlined process of selecting people consists of various test PABT(Pilot Apptitude Battery Test),Pshycological tests,Group Tasks ,Interviews lasting 4 to5 days.
Cheers