The guys who have been sucked in up till now should be protected, because even they had no chance of seeing how all this has unfolded.
Nope, stiff **** I say. Or in other words: "Welcome to the adult world, high school is out, enjoy the ride!".
Did anyone protect me whilst in GA and got I offloaded by a company because they lost a contract? I still had the uni and flying loans against my name (still do) with no income and far from home. Dusted self off like 1000s of others and moved on.
Cadets are like people at the casino. They are looking for a shortcut. Do we compensate gamblers when they lose?
Sorry no pity from me: Too many dead GA colleagues and mates for this pilot to feel empathy for short-cutters that loose a few dollars. In my career a bad day is when someone you trained with didn't make it home and you get the charter to go and pick up their remains. So to those cadets that might lose a dollar or get screwed by the mighty J*: TOUGHEN UP PRINCESSES!