Stuff,
Sounds about right! I got Flt Lt and Initial Rate Flying Pay on BFTS just before FJ LIN thanks to a degree and a hold and then JEFTS (which I was offered to fill a slot and only took as it started the flying pay clock earlier....). I think you're correct in your assumption that the RAF now wishes to pick and choose those that stay for a full career and use SSCs plus FTRS to fill the gaps. One only hopes that they don't just select the 'chisellers' for PCs or things could get very bad very quickly when risk averse group think really takes hold......