Wow ... Seven O-Levels !!
I came in with similar qualifications - at that time you only needed A Levels for Cranwell, as I recall.
Nowadays you need 2 good A levels and I'm guessing a lot of aircrew hopefuls have a degree, which was virtually unheard of then, yet I think we all managed ok
Since the 80s vast sums have been poured into higher education, and that ad makes you wonder how necessary it all was.
I was on a similar salary as a Rockape PO in 1965
MPN11. I remember one of our number in the mess who was a flight lieutenant casually mentioning he was now on £1,000 pa. We were
so impressed