Is this it?
Danny
BFTS washout rate approx 23%
Arnold Plan schools washout rate approx 45%
Back to Will Largent's "RAF Wings over Florida". Chapter 1. Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida, page 18.
"It was apparent early on that something had to be done to stop the flow of washouts in the Arnold schools. Late in 1941, Arnold cadets were given a four-week 'familiarization' session at a U.S. Army air base before going into primary flight training. The program (sic) was designed to help them adjust to the new culture, climate, military discipline, and different foods".
The Arnold Plan itself was the real problem run under rigid U.S.A.A.C. regulations.
"The Arnold Plan cadet was sent from one training post to the next (primary to basic to advanced) and never had more than ten weeks in one place before shipping out to another. This was in direct contrast to the British cadet in a BFTS program (sic) taking primary through advanced training in the same place. Stationed at one base for six months or more a cadet had plenty of time to learn the territory, make friends, and develop a feeling of security -- all important to English boys who had never traveled far from their homeland".
Then, (we've been here before haven't we!) there was the 'Hazing'.
"Tired of being ground down by the often silly, ever juvenile, occasionally sadistic, and sometimes plain stupid hazing incidents, RAF cadets took action, sometimes convincing base commanders to reduce, or, in some cases end the old 'tradition'".
Ian BB