JEFTS was the model 1995-1999
Actually JEFTS put out almost 500 students per year and those at LOO actually found the quality to be higher than elsewhere at that time - some of that might have been to do with the choice of aeroplane which matched the cadence in terms of event cycle for the first 50 hours of Tucano BFT plus screening for the single seat Harrier force.
The truth is the Civis were mostly ex RAF/RN and AAC and those that weren't happened to be top notch QFIs and aviators with a National Aerobatic champion among them. They had the highest number of A2 QFIs of any unit and the chief pilot was an A1 QFI. They had to do regular RAF STDS, CFS Exam Wing, Flt and Sqn Cmdr rides and maintain CAA QFI, SEP and Multi IRs. So stop the drivel and get down to the facts! As for pay they were on significantly less than service personnel at the time and lost out on pensions when companies changed.
Lets hope future contracting teams learn from the past and repudiate dyed in the wool prejudices!