The one million pound '10 year' bonus is a myth and EMA are certainly not taking direct entry capts as two I work with were recently offered jobs with them, but only in the RH seat.
But saying all that, never let fact get in the way of a good rumour ;-)
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"After V1, we'll take the emergency into the air - You call 'Positive Climb' and I'll ask for the gear up. We'll climb away at V2 +15"