Progress
The first bunch of cadets are now being processed through ground school, a few at a time (apparently to ensure that some guys with more experience will be in the mix, ie: upgradable sooner).
Hope that answers your question Krusty, as none of those cadets have failed or dropped out - it is a staggered entry for reasons mentioned above.
Rumour has it, the performance of this first group (of cadets) has been greater than the direct entry guys.
Sim training to start shortly.
So the "remain to be seen" success of the cadets, is now becoming more of a reality than a mirage.
I have my popcorn in hand...
ps - May I point out, I in no way am interested in giving/having an opinion on conditions etc at Rex, rather, want to point out that these guys and gals deserve a chance no matter what the relevance of the two have to one another.