Sounds like MAS treats their pilots just like almost every other aviation outfit in the world....so alas....get used to it. The irony of this...is the young man is in HR himself....so nothing personal to the young man...but there is some justice in this world. The thought of a HR type getting shagged by another HR department seems a bit humourous to me somehow.
Keep after young man....if it is your dream to fly....don't let anything stand in your way....just keep a sense of humour about it and laugh it off as you go.