Al R - Gandale Gallop? The name doesnt ring a bell, although we certainly did our share of running around on the airfield on what was then called the 'J' course (Junior Regiment Officers' Course). Firing para-illumes from a 2" mortar on the airfield was fun in an east wind, with the parachutes drifting down over the A1!
I read through that link - how times have changed. No regiment officers under 23? I was 18 when I was considered fit to become a flight commander on a regiment squadron. I'm not daft enough to think I was ready for it then, but after 18 months (including 6 months active service in Aden) I reckon I was reasonably up to the job, and still only 19.
As a species are we maturing earlier physically but later in all other ways? It certainly seems that way, or are we are just less inclined to give responsibility to our young people?