A chum of mine was most distressed when after his advanced flying course on the Vampire (???), he was sent to Gaydon to the Victor OCU. He had visions of flying the Lightning!
Of course in the 60's the cream were sent to the V Force (it was very much the tip of the sword in those days).
I was told later that the FJ chaps got a bit upset that all the best candidates were going V Force and so later (in the 70's I believe) a quota also went fast jet and the Harrier (I am told) is where they mostly ended up first.