I do not feel the B.A.R.S requirements are all that unreasonable, quite the opposite infact.
It will be interesting to see how "those"companies that "invested" heavily in the cadet programs will now suffer.
"Oh I'm sorry Mr Mining Company, less than half of our Captains meet your requirements, and with all those inflight incidents aside, we're pretty awesome".......
Scam or not, it will be interesting how the mining will deal with the issue.