efhfpilot - No
Bond has a history of sponsoring pilots who start off as clean slates. They are looking for what they would term as "Bond people" and will select accordingly. They have been very successful at picking the right candidates and have had few failures through this approach.
They are looking for candidates who won't pose a training risk and will be bonded to the company at the end of their training.
It may seem hard on those who have self sponsored but that is life. There are too many CPLs with no IR and few hours. The other companies are crying out for experienced pilots who are captain material so it looks like a good time to leave the services and join the offshore companies with a real chance of being made a Captain quickly - this is what happened to me when I joined - Captain within 6 months.
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