cmvidini,
Yes, The Beak is probably one of the most cynical posters on here, but he/she speaks a lot of truth.
If you want to go and spend however many thousands of pounds on the AQC and then sit in the hold pool for YEARS watching cadets who started years after you entered the hold pool get placements ahead of you (WHEN they start getting placements again), by all means, be our guest.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing :-)