CX has previously employed Direct Entry FO's on Base... nothing new. It's allowed for in your contract and is a right the company has defended strenuously for some time.
However, what is new are the terms offered, being COS08. Direct Entry FO/ Capt on the Freighter on a HK base/terms has been around for a while. Two schools of thought; why should you care what terms are offered to new joiners? Alternatively, people joining on reduced T&Cs can only reduce your T&C's over time.
Bit rich to attack the AOA when 2 out of 3 guys couldn't be @rsed to fill in a simply 5 minute survey... what is ST supposed to do?
and yes.. that includes you Flyingkiwi.. who comes on here attacking the AOA for not returning his emails when a simple phone call would have sufficed....