§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Minister of State for Defence how many applications 397W to resign or for premature retirement were received in each of the last 10 years from Royal Air Force officers on the General List (Pilots and Navigators) commissioned on graduate entry and from the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, respectively;
Graduate entry Cranwell entry Year Aircrew category Applications to resign Applications for premature voluntary retirement Applications to resign Applications for premature voluntary retirement 1961 to 1964 … … No Records Available 1965 … … Pilot — 1(0) — 9(4) Navigator — — — — 1966 … … Pilot — 1(0) 3(1) 16(4) Navigator — — — 2(0) 1967 … … Pilot 1(0) — — 9(3) Navigator — — — 1(1) 1968 … … Pilot — — 4(0) 13(7) Navigator — — — 3(2) 1969 … … Pilot — 1(1) 3(2) 12(7) Navigator — — — — 1970 … … Pilot — 2(2) — 10(2) Navigator — — — 1(1) Applications approved are given in brackets. Note: The above figures do not include applications for premature release on redundancy terms nor cases where officers were called upon to resign their commissions.