flynhigh,
good question! I was wondering the same... Perhaps near zero time applicants with little work history are not really all that attractive after all.
Just imagine. Some average student squeezes into the program with no aviation background, manages to get passed through the Adelaide course, does his years as an SO, and then 80+ JFO sectors in the first real flying of his life, captain keels over on duty, and then Joe "no time and no experience" has 300+ hoping for the best in his "well-trained" hands... I don't care if he has Part A & FCOM 3 photographed into his memory, no experience = poor decision-making and quite possibly inadequate flying skills.
Explain that one to the families, CX. How about the insurance company even...
Some day, the pundits are going to be saying that CX pushed too far, and the "stupid gweillos" on PPRune are going to be saying, "told you so..."