At the moment there is no salary increase in EY.
There r rumours the salary will increase, but nothing confirmed yet. On the other hand, cockpit crew had 3 times salary increase in 2006.
Here in EY we learnt not to believe in anything until we see it with our own eyes.
Previous experience is a plus, but not a big advantage :-(
They don't check your swimming skills, but u do need to know how to swim.
As for the scars, as long as u can cover them, u r fine.