Originally Posted by
FO Cokebottle
As to the cadets, there is a provision in the regulations that allows for company trained, under a fully approved company training system, for cadets to gain a full career with full progression to the left seat within that airline.
I think this provision applies to any pilot employed by the airline. An airline could employ someone direct entry with zero multi (if they wanted to) and give them the appropriate ICUS training for command upgrade just as they do for their cadets.