Originally Posted by
Leon Jabachjabicz
• Volunteers must either hold a Regular or Reserve Commission or meet the minimum requirements for a Volunteer Reserve (Training) Commission.
So does that exclude the non-commissioned ranks then, who are obviously not able to attain a VR(T) appointment since they are already in the service?
Many now ex-VGS pilots came from the junior ranks, and many of the junior ranks hold PPLs and could contribute the vital service ethos to the AEFs (especially WSOp's, quite a few of whom have both PPLs and service flying experience), and it would be a shame if they were overlooked for the sake of preserving the "only officers can fly" elitism.