My coining of the phrase Wannabe Zombie Army was never derogatory to CTC cadets with whom I have regularly enjoyed working for many years.
Rather the phrase was born out of the fact that no matter how bad, how futile, how bleak the pilot employment market becomes there never ceases to be a supply, topped up monthly, of people willing to spend £50,60,70,80,90,100,110,000 on flying training (think £75k Integrated course + accommodation + £33k SSTR with RYR). There has not been a day gone past over the last two years where the Wannabes forum has not had a new post on the various 'How Do I Apply To' threads.
All Wannabes and indeed all cadets carrying huge debt burdens have my complete sympathy and total support.
The root of the problem is not people. It is money. On the one hand the desire for airlines to make it and on the other the ability of Wannabes to get hold of it.
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