Interestingly, I heard yesterday that the dumbing down of core skills has now trickled through to CFS.
The boarding requirement for QHI's applying to CFS(H) was lowered from Above Average to High Average a couple of years ago.
To date the output from CFS(H) has been broadly comparable [on the mighty wokka], but it is a retrograde step forced by high dilution levels and poor manning rather than any improvement in the quality of line pilots.
Ultimately, it is another of the checks and balances that have been removed due to the over-riding requirement to fight 'the' war.