GF, in the past (circa. 1989), has hired non type rated F/Os (nominally S/Os ‘till completion of training). Nearly all of these pilots, with the exception of a couple of “colourful characters” (bless them), progressed through the system to gain command.
BC, please don’t take this personally, but none of the aforesaid pilots could have been described as short on experience, only short on heavy/medium jet and airline time.
So depending on the conditions of contract then this may be a good opportunity for some. However read the contract carefully, in the hope it will be honoured, and remember that famous line: “a verbal agreement isn’t worth the paper it’s written on”. Also as far as promotion goes then past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance (I’ve also heard that line before).
Bahrain a pleasant enough place to live and GF people easy to work with once YOU adjust. Good luck.