jsmitty01
If the company was to offer anything but local terms for DEFO’s then their whole argument that the RDO prohibits them paying expat terms & conditions is blown out of the water. So yes DEFO’s when it happens will be on local terms.
Regarding cost of upgrades, one DEFO course is cheaper than one Icadet SO induction course and one JFO upgrade course. The company has done this before because of the significant cost saving factor and also because it is quicker to get qualified bums in the seats.