I posted the information not because I was upset, but because I figured some of you could use some concrete information rather than speculation.
The information I have given is from a thing we call rumor buster on our cabin crew portal. Crew can send in questions they want answered, and the management will reply to it. That was the answer the recruitment manager gave in response to a question about the new joiners.
In terms of all the information you've been getting, that is probably the best and most reliable. However I will admit that with rumor buster, sometimes they'll give us one answer, then a week later do completely the opposite of what they tell us...