depends on where or who you want to work for in the future. this question of bond repayments has been around for ages i suggest you look at some of the previous answers given and you may well be enlightened and better off.
you might be better off contacting another union for help and advice it might be cheaper than you think.
there is always more than one solution to this problem all you have to do is choose the right one for you.
if i were the recruiting manager looking for rated pilots i would take them on if it meant a low cost training solution and tough sh1t to the crappy company they left, i get a cheap pilot.
in other words if the companies were soooo good to work for and the job soooo fantastic then there would be no need for bonding would there.
learn from my mistakes and my advice for anyone joining ANY company is dont sign ANY form of bonding contract as we are only one step from doing it for nothing and that is not professional at all is it!
finally what i would like to say is -walk away- dont pay- dont sign again.
go back to line 1.