§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers have joined the Navy on short service commissions for flying duties during the current financial year; and how this total compares with the intake over a comparable period in 1964–65 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuBetween April 1965 and January 1966, 173 (including transfer from non-flying branches and promotion of ratings). The figures for the corresponding ten months of 1964–65 and 1963–64 were 143 and 108 respectively.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many ratings of all categories have been recruited so far in the current financial year for Fleet Air Arm duties; and how this total compares with recruiting over a comparable period in 1964–65 and 1963–64.
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§ Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu870 in the first ten months, compared with 882 in 1964–65 and 893 in 1963–64, for the same period.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Fleet Air Arm officers have requested termination of their short service appointments on completion of four, eight and 12 years' service during the current financial year; and if he will give comparative figures under these headings for 1964–65 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuFigures for the eight and 12 year optional break points are shown below. No four year short service commissions have been granted since 1956.
1965–66 (full year) 1964–65 (full year) 1963–64 (full year) 8 year break point 21 5 4 12 year break point 4 2 1 Comparison of these figures is bound to be misleading because the numbers eligible to leave at these break points have varied considerably over the three years.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many artificer apprentices have been accepted for training in naval air specialisations on completion of their initial year's training during the current financial year; and how this figure compares with those for 1964–65 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu95, compared with 106 in 1964–65 and 110 in 1963–64. All these figures relate to the full financial year.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many artificer apprentices training in naval air specifications have been moved into the overall artificer branch in the current financial year; and how this figure compares with those for 1964–65 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuNone during the first six months. There were two in 1964–65 and none in 1963–64 (full year in each case).
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many cadets under training at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, or junior officers undergoing 179W training in the Fleet, have so far volunteered and been accepted for fixed-wing flying training during the current financial year; and how this figure compares with those for 1964–65 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuGeneral List Cadets, together with Supplementary List entries into non-flying branches who have volunteered for fixed-wing pilot duties, total nine during 1965–66. Comparable figures for 1964–65 and 1963–64 were eight and thirteen respectively. All these figures relate to the full 12-month period.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers have been appointed to the Royal Naval Air Station, Culdrose, and how many to the Royal Naval Air Station, Brawdy, during the current financial year on completion of basic flying training at Royal Air Force, Linton; and how these figures compare with those for 1964–65 and 1963–64.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuOfficers appointed to Royal Naval Air Stations Brawdy and Culdrose on completion of basic flying training are as follows:
Figures for the current year assume no further failures, before the end of the financial year, on courses still undergoing basic flying training at Linton on Ouse.
Brawdy Culdrose 1965–66 44 71 1964–65 (full year) 54 44 1963–64 (full year) 34 43