Yes, the contract that was written well before the recession says: "APL may terminate this agreement if the Cadet has been in the Holding Pool for a period exceeding 12 months".
Other parts of the contract go on to say that cadets cannot expect to get a job in any set time scale.
My point is that you say 12 months = kick off. For those approaching and over 12 months, this hasn't happened. Therefore, I wondered if you had any other more recent concrete information that this will / is the case. Should have guessed really...
Just try writing a post without being patronising. Go on, dare ya....