I applied for the ab initio last Tuesday and got the call up from OAA on Saturday during the day. At the moment I've accepted the interview and I'm meant to be going down to Melbourne to complete the 2nd stage this week. However, I no longer have any interest in actually entering into a cadetship with J* because the negatives far outway the positives for me. Seeing as I'm living in QLD, just going down for stage 2 will cost me around $1000 and I really don't have that kind of money to spend on an interview where I could be turned back after 3 hours of tests. Not to mention the exorbitant cost of the cadetship itself! I'm planning on contacing them tomorrow to cancel my interview.
Goodluck to everyone that goes onto Stage 2, just make sure that you have a serious, serious think about the cadetship before you sign anything. To me, heading to GA after I get my qualifications seems to be the best way to go. Anyway, that's just my two cents in between all this animosity..!