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44the entrance exams. However, the Air Council could %u2018where the financial circumstances of the parents or guardians are such that the grant would not be justified%u2019 award the grant to other high-performing applicants whose parents were considered to be in need of financial assistance.5 There were some other external scholarships but one cadet record shows a cadet being withdrawn from the College %u2018by parents%u2019 rather than voluntarily and one can only wonder if that was due to financial circumstances. There is also one clear statement in the Regulations for Entry concerning the role of the College in that it %u2018 is intended exclusively for those who desire to make the Royal Air Force their permanent profession.%u2019 Put together with Trenchard%u2019s earlier statements, and the inclusion of pilot training in the syllabus, it is quite clear that he envisaged an exclusively pilot-led air force. As we will see, Cranwell would never produce more than a small minority of the RAF%u2019s pilot requirements; the rest would, initially, be a mix of short-service officers with limited career opportunities and SNCOs. The syllabus, as at 1923, is summarised in Table 2.6 The Term marks were awarded by the instructors in, what today would be called, continual assessment, and the Commandant could award up to 16%u00b75% of the overall marks himself. Within %u2018Aviation & Aeronautics%u2019 pure piloting (aircraft handling and airmanship) amounted to just 10% of the course; the remainder was navigation and spotting. However, the SUBJECT EXAM* TERM TOTAL % Educational Subjects 600 500 1100 9%u00b71% Aeronautical Science 1200 800 2000 16%u00b75% Aeronautical Engineering 1300 700 2000 16%u00b75% General Service Subjects 2100 600 2700 22%u00b73%** Aviation & Aeronautics 1100 1200 2300 19%u00b70% Drill, discipline and general efficiency (awarded by the Commandant) 2000 16%u00b75% TOTALS 6300 5800 12100 * Pass mark = 55%** Inc 12% Armament, Meteorology, W/T & MorseTable 2. The Syllabus as at 1923.