My story's worse
I actually passed all the medicals, aptitude tests, interviews and selection, and was awarded a University Bursary as a pilot. I spent three years flying Bulldogs in between lectures, but two months before I was supposed to go to Cranwell for Initial Officer Training I was "chopped" for failing to make sufficient progress (I was only up to spin aero checks). So basically I had the physical and mental aptitude, but being a student turned me into a lazy twat.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 2 Jul 2008, 10:31, Reply)