Mate the reason that you are not able to apply for the Cadet Ship if you have your CIR, is that QANTAS want to be able to train their pilots. Having your CPL is one thing but their is still more training that has to be done.. They constantly assess each cadet so at the end of it they can say Yay or Nay... If you have your CIR then wat training are you going to do??? and how are they going to be able to tell if you are a good pilot or not?? Plus you are pretty much eligable for Direct Entry (as soon as you have 500 hrs in command) The cadetship is their for abinito or cpl students. Not Advanced guys like yourself.