Question is not whether I would have joined or not, but at interview I/We were told that there would be no DEC's , also that people had gone from Bus to Boeing for UG, and also what the rules for accel were.
I suppose one of the main reasons for joining was quick upgrade, probably not the "cosmopolitan" way of life etc etc,
Week I joined was an advert in Flight, and change to FOM for accel criteria, so it's not so much a question of waiting 4 years plus, but the fact it went from a possible 18 mths to a "guaranteed" 3 years to 4+...and by that time I was already here......big,big question is why am I still here.
The answer is inertia, comfort zone, laziness and believing the lieing barstewwards...but hey it's their train set and it happened to others before so that makes it OK..