Although providing a different level of training to AFTS and BFTS, ETPS has over 50% civilian instructors. All are ex-military test pilots and many were ETPS tutors when still serving. The students learn from everyone's backgrounds and, frankly, it matters nothing whether an instructor on a given exercise is civilian or military. However, there is one fundamental difference with respect to the BFTS/AFTS proposal - living in south Wiltshire vs living on Anglesey!
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