Hello,
The info you have there is wrong.
Just over a year ago that system changed. The Generic course was initially 24 weeks, 2 years later it was tinkered with and reduced to 19 weeks. The course then included a fair amount of flying.
It was decided that the fixed wing flying didn't benefit those who were then streamed Rotary. I'd argue that any flying training would aid someones airmanship and development. However, Dom flying is expensive and it was cut. The cut flying has now been added to the Fixed wing and Sensor course.
Generally about 70% of streamed WSOp students go Rotary, the RAF has saved a lot of money on Dom flying.
Cutting the flying reduced the course to 10 weeks. It ran for 10 months. It has since had 2 weeks added to it, as the course had been stripped back too much.
The training pipeline is now Halton (9 weeks i think), leave, NCAITC 10 weeks, 1 weeks leave, Moortrek 2 weeks, Aviation Medicine Training 1 week, 12 weeks Generic WSOp training. Then the students get streamed.
To go back to the first question. When the cadets graduate from the NCAITC they become Acting Sgts. They wear the rank of Aircrew Sgt, they are called Sgt except for formal reports and forms, where they are referred to as Acting Sgt.
They live in the Sgts' Mess, not the Acting Sgts' Mess
I hope this helps