The real world:
Who has the problem: Existing pilots
Who is responsible for doing something about it: Existing pilots
The existing pilots world:
Who has the problem: Existing pilots
Who is responsible for doing something about it: Everyone else
Its the cadets who miss out under you guys solution. Cadets get punished for doing nothing more than taking the best opportunity available at the time.
And I would bet a lot of money that if ANY of you were in the same position today that you would be applying right along side me.
Also no one as yet has shown any sort of proof that cadet schemes have negatively impacted aviation as a whole. Also no one as yet has given any explanation of how a cadets scheme is any different to any other apprenticeship type program.
From my seat here: A bunch of old pilots who hate change for the sake of change. Well times are changing peoples, change with them or be left behind. Those are the choices.