Dan,
You are totally correct. I did EFTS at Swinderby on the Chippy, and then went to JP3s. I'd had no flying at all (vice ATC Glider Solo), and it worked. Going straight to the JP would have been hard.
The several guys I saw chopped (at EFTS), all left the RAF, and all have nicer houses than me! The guys I saw chopped at BFTS mostly went Nav, the others, all have houses nicer than mine. At AFT they all went civi or slo-jet (canberra at the time), the civi guys all have house nicer than mine, and better cars too. I stopped checking at OCU, I couldn't take it any more !!!!
Advo