Just out of interest what do you think the cadets coming through now would prefer? A few guys to get full-time contracts or several to get experience and have to come back over a couple of years on a contract?
What is better for the cadets? A longer wait for a full-time position or a short wait for a couple of years of summer only contracts?
I pose this question ignoring the dangers of trend setting and potentially winding up with contract summer FO's for many years to come. Imagine that things were to pick up in a couple of years and hiring would return to normal.
For guys in the hold pool obviously full time positions would be preferable for the cadets as while there are flexi-contract FO's available the chances of someone getting a full time contract from the hold pool are slim I guess!