Whilst I agree that OrangeStar may have overstepped the mark in comparing JQ cadets with the best & brightest of our military forces, I'm also getting a bit sick & tired of the cadet bashing. Cadets are not the problem. As the saying goes: play the ball, not the man. Focus on venting your energies at the devious lowlifes who orchestrate these programs for the sake of saving dollars & maximising their bonuses - instead of the young guys & girls who are just trying to get their foot in the door whatever way they can. Whether their decision to do so via the JQ cadet scheme is the smartest way to do it is, of course, an individual thing for each of them to contend with.