▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁" for ▁the ▁emer gency " ▁as ▁pilot ▁officer ▁number ▁ 1 2 7 3 4 7 ▁on ▁prob ation ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁D ut ies ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁R AF V R . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁flying ▁officer ▁on ▁prob ation . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁( not ▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁dis ability , ▁as ▁the ▁studio ▁public ity ▁stated ). ▁ ▁R enn ie ▁had ▁carried ▁out ▁his ▁basic ▁training ▁near ▁Tor qu ay ▁in ▁Dev on , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁training ▁under ▁the ▁Arnold ▁Plan . ▁In ▁this ▁programme , ▁pil ots ▁for ▁the ▁R AF ▁were ▁trained ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁instruct ors . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁students ▁was ▁R AF ▁S gt ▁Jack ▁Mort on , ▁who ▁told ▁an ▁an ec d ote ▁about ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁R enn ie ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁class : ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁our ▁primary ▁course ▁we ▁were ▁posted ▁to ▁a ▁Basic ▁F lying ▁School ▁at ▁C och ran ▁Field , ▁Ma con , ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁class ▁which ▁completed ▁the ▁course ▁at ▁C och ran ▁Field ▁was ▁now ▁split ▁up , ▁half ▁were ▁posted ▁to ▁Nap ier ▁Field , ▁D oth