Fair point, but to be fair its only 6 months of a 3-4 year training system. As for saying the best RAF students go there, I’ve always understood its more of a case of “X” no. Cse, you lot are off the NFTC, the next Cse of to 19sqn etc etc… – ie, bums on seats at the time – I wouldn’t think the system has the capacity to filter people to that extent. I stand to be corrected though.
BBC Wales did a series of programs about the 1st half of the 4FTS Advanced Flying Training course that was on BBC2 a while back. I think the NFTC courses were given to the best students on the end of the phase and the rest remained at Valley (Overseas Courses mean more Money for starters, plus the chance to go to more interesting places than Holytoilet (Having spent 4 years at Valley, I do Canada anyday)). However your right, if no courses at Cold Lake, then you will have to stay at Valley.
As for the RN, as someone has pointed out, they do the same syllabus as the RAF at Linton and Valley, and go to 20(R)Sqn to convert to the Harrier GR7/9, so the only difference being there slightly more camp uniform… :p 😀
I’d have to agree on that one, as I was the ‘Someone’ who originally pointed it out. Saying that a RN uniform does look better on a female than a RAF one does (as you cannot call them WRENs or WRAFs anymore) 😀
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