It's not about being "accepted" by the boys. Far from it.
The cadets are very nice guys. 'Most' are fitting in. 'Some' are learning the hard way (Gen Y) not by Skippers, but by the Cabin Crew pulling them into line that it's not all image and Ray Bans.
But most are certainly green when it comes to abnormals, be it some ECAMS, Weather, or general airline left of centre stuff that happens, day in, day out.
And guess what? Line FOs that have done 10 yrs or whatever their story is, in GA (dodgy operators or whatever the stereotype is being made), seem to have a sense of maturity to the exposure.
I'm not against cadets one bit. Far from it. But in the back seat, not the right hand seat for the first year or two in an airline in my opinion. The holes are lining up I'm afraid.