"In the UAS, we were lucky to get a single land-away, let alone a double - hence I had to pay for the lot in civie street."
The UAS is NOT a place to get a free PPL. It IS a great place to socialise, gives you a chance to weigh up RAFvCivvie life, lets you do what you love most (be it fly (hopefully), drink, or chase the fairer sex),and see a bit of the UK/World that you might not see otherwise.
I am sorry a person like you made it in to the UAS, and hope none of my fellow OffCads have your idea, as they (like you did it seems) are taking up a valuable place that I'm sure some of the PMU would kill for. It wouldnt be so bad but you used
as if you were ENTITLED to a PPL!
Backing you up Tonks on the "who did it in less", a couple of our senior students GAINED the PPL(A) after just a few more exams.
On the eyesight issue...I found that you can need glasses after getting in but its a non-starter if you already have bad eyesight when joining. However not all allergies deem you P/TMU, like mine (cats) I think this is because there isnt a lot of pussy(cat) in FastJets!
Steve