Originally Posted by
EZY_FR
I think they will do what they did last year and spread it out over an even longer period. Whether they choose to recruit that number I don't know, but the fact that they are looking to take on more than last year bodes well for our chances!
It says a lot of good things that there's so much recruitment, absolutely.
What it gives is more opportunity for those who can make the standard required. Every year, extremely able people have come very close, which is backed up by the number of folk who've been successful on second or third attempts.
What it doesn't do is to indicate any reduction in the standards required to get through selection. If only 60 folk pass everything at the right level, that's how many will get in. If 220 pass everything, they've got a harder task on their hands!