I think you already know what the current situation is like and EK's selection process. The truth is that there are a lot of big fish in that so called holding pool and so you will have to meet those min requirements for them to even open your letter. Commands are comming fast and a requirement for that is 6000 hrs which I guess 1500 to 2000 of that can be achieved in the RHS in 3-4 years, so really you should walk in with about 4000 hrs.
Having said that, we live in interesting times and it's anybody's guess what the requirements will be tomorrow. I suggest you send your CV in when you got the min requirements, and hope for the best.
You got to be in it, to win it.
