"cadets, sorry you got suckered into the whole debt thing but now if you don't mind please turn down that lifeline job offer that will suck you dry but will, after a few years, leave you qualified and able to get on with your career."
As a cadet in the hold pool I agree with that statement. To us it seems its either take what you can get with the possibility of it leading onto more, or turn down the opportunity and have it given to the next one in line. A rock and a hard place I believe is the phrase!