This email was "sent" suspiciously close to April's fools day. Although I've been waiting for such an email to be sent given the current economic crisis, I have a feeling it is some sort of joke. The same number cadets, but will only be chosen from 5 cities? I mean, assessments at 2 cities have been completed, why continue 3 more and then deciding that Toronto, New York and Singapore will be axed from the list? Look.. if Abu Dhabi is really affected by the crisis, they would not continue with the program altogether. Or minimize it. Having the same number of cadets that were originally planned, but taken from 3 fewer cities is somewhat suspicious. If that really is the case, and the people who completed assessments in London and Frankfurt, and the other 3 cities will indeed be enrolled in the cadet program, I find it extremely unfair. So all in all, as much as I was somewhat expecting this to happen, the timing and information given to us, or lack of information is pretty suspicious.
Please let it be an Aprils fools joke.