Well said pylet.
granth with all due respect, the direct entry F/O training and checking program at REX has for many years been tailored around the 2-3000 hour candidate with at least 1000 hours multi-IFR under his/her belt. Necessity has dictated that REX now employ pilots with significantly less experience, although the standards remain unchanged. As a result the failure rate at REX has soared, and it seems that this is something the company is willing to accept!
The Cadet program is entirely different (as pylet said). Whether or not it is sucessful still remains to be seen. And even though you have more hours than the average cadet, the notion that you have been there and done that is probably a little premature.