Father Jack I see where you're coming from, but it won't happen.
When recruiting returns, we will be looking for smaller numbers, and can be even pickier. Wannabees will still outnumber places by shedloads-fold,
and they will be just as good and two years younger.
Meanwhile, on return to OASC the lucky (sic) ones with high OQs/PQs/B&Qs or whatever it is now will re-branch, those who have merely (sic) got high pilot aptitude will go.
I recall some flying studes a few years ago (when we weren't flush for pilots by any means) having their paperwork annotated "pilot only, will not be offered another officer branch if failed pilot training" or words to that effect.
Ex MoD numquam aliquid novi!
The system cannot afford a heart ......
but it hasn't even got a head ... only a calculator.
