So, just under 90 per cent of the cadets managed to get themselves a job. Thats not a bad statistic considering the job market after sept 11th is it??
I believe its not fair that you condemn these guys that didnt remain current. You dont know these guys personal circumstances. As mentioned above some guys may have decided to return to college as their had no other qualifications or on the hand guys may have had the opportunity to return to well paid jobs they left to become less well off cadets. Also, being an airline pilot may not have been the only goal in the lives of these cadets. Willie Walsh was a cadet and look at him now.
Now that these guys are been given a chance to go back (some with new college degrees and some more financially secure), they themselves are in a better position if the industry goes tits up again!
Manfred