if BA accept you, you will be on the first step of a well paid ladder
Ha ha ha! You should be aware that almost every pilot who has joined BA in the last 7 years is supporting forthcoming industrial action for a large pay rise (c 30%) that would be needed to bring BA pilots in line with the general market. The "BA is best" mantra is so ingrained that people flock like sheep to the company despite it's current insecurity (share price less than £1 compared to £7.50 in 1996), the lack of a final salary pension scheme for new entrants and a "10 year to command"? On what, a 737? No problem, but why not go to any one of a number of other airlines that will pay better, value it's staff more and offer better prospects than BA.
No doubt BA managers are presenting their "zero training cost" plan to the board, but it won't take long for new entrants who spent their own money training themselves to realise that the grass is no greener than anywhere else, but the handcuffs fit that bit tighter!