Dear o dear o dear. Sorry to hear that Funkty but those are the lamest excuses I have ever heard!
Those are two classic examples of the nonsense you get shoved back at you when you apply for these sort of schemes! What a load of
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No wonder no one bothers to apply!
They way things are in the indusrty and aviation as a whole I cant see the outfit lasting much longer or least stopping offering the schemes...