Did they change the piloting ability standards? That's what's relevant for aircrew.
Which is the point I was making. Are the present parameters for phase 1 merely the same as the old aircrew entry standards that females could not pass. What are the SF “abilities” that are required at the end of the course - not the weeding out criteria at the start.
I am reminded of the fact that in NI during “The Troubles” the security and SF required many females to “blend in” and provide intelligence and support and many girls were recruited from all three services and served on many operations where beefy military men would have been flushed out and killed in short notice. I doubt many would have passed phase 1.