Are you guys honestly surprised this is the way Cathay is?
We all joined (SOs that is) post 49ers. We are all aware of the beast that is Cathay. Come on, make some dosh out of the housing allowance, take a temp base and don't get so upset about a situation that will not change. The DEFOs are here to stay, wrong or right and there isn't a damn thing any of us can do about it. Just sit in the jump seat and work out how much of your apartment that Cathay has payed off this month.
Works for me.