ljjthegreat
Before you have even started your flight training,I will have to say that you are well versed on this topic..
You are extremely on the correct page and this is something I think alot of us Singaporeans have to start understanding..
A country that has no General Aviation at all for one to grow,you could even get a CAAS license,it will not get you far at all..Because no cadet sponsorship,doesn't mean you can enter any Singapore based airlines through the backdoor just by obtaining a CAAS license..
Self Sponsored means time to bug outta the country and grow as a pilot before returning home..well foreign exposure..good too..