Cadetships
Ranga - Unfortunately, Cadetships are the flavour of the month for airlines...They are cheap, they train kids to fly the way they want and there are plenty of people out there willing to accept lower conditions of service to be trained to work for an airline. gone are the days of moving through GA on to regionals and then into the big airlines.
Slim - If you want to have some variety in your career go the ADF option, you also get a university degree whilst at officer training. Just another option for when you realise starting work at 0400 on a Sunday morning, when all your mates are still out on the drink, isnt as fulfilling as once thought!