djfingerscrossed,
You don't need to apologise.
I think anyone with any compassion and experience of knowing what it is like trying to get that first job after all the hard work and hoops to jump through will totally understand your comments.
As hard as it must be to hold off taking an opportunity someone has to say NO otherwise nothing will change, the important bit is that
everyone stands together and says NO.,not just Cadets.
As you rightly point out it is so easy for someone else to make the sacrifices needed whilst others continue seemingly unaffected which is wrong.
Hopefully the actions of you guys saying NO to what's on the table will get others who should have stood up years ago to do the same and stand up for you.