Some of us Colonials didn't have to bother with Biggin Hill; we were assessed by the recruiters we drank in the bar with. I was assessed in Salisbury, now Harare in March 1960. I signed the dotted line in the first week in April. The paper I signed rattled on about a Direct Commission for 12 years with an option at 5 years and 8 years. Apparently this commission was replaced by the Direct Entry Commission (12 years with only an 8 year option) on the April 1st so I wasn't actually on any legal engagement.
When I was severely unenthusiastic about serving as a co-pilot in the V force I brought this up. Two very senior officers told me to wind my neck in.
It got me on to helicopters, though. The best move in my life.