'CM, three when I graduated. Aircrew at Cranwell, engineers etc at Henlow and us direct entry rubbish at ITS. In the latter it was around 100 per month.'
Yup, I too was rubbish... but had a brilliant time. I once flew C in C Strike who I congratulated on his promotion to such an exhaulted rank (plus a knighthood). He replied that he would rather be doing what I was doing as a very lowly Spec Aircrew Sqn Ldr.