QcPong,
I will be continuing. I have not come this far, and put this much work in only to throw in the towel at a stage so close to my goal. Hopefully, as you said, the industry will start to turn by the time I am finishing up my training.
Biggles - The changes relate to the CIPP, not really the cadetship itself. They are fairly significant and I am sure they will dissuade many applicants from continuing, probably those looking for a free ride into the back of a '380.
Thanks for the advice and encouragement.
mins
