Kavorka,
hope you're not in QF, otherwise in a few years you might find yourself sitting up the front of a jet with a 'snotty nosed little ****** on your left side.
Thats the way the industry is going, like it or hate it, cadet programs are here to stay. From my own personal experiences, I have not come across any cadets that were as described above. All were competent aviators with sound decision making skills. Yes, experience is invaluable, but the cadets were picked for a reason. I believe the line is 'we are not recruiting future SO's, but future captains'.
Hopefully REX's recruiting philosophy and selection will apply the same reasoning. (I do get the feeling however that they may be using it as a short term fix if management believes their desk will be flooded with applications again......)
Happy flying
