[quoteIf all these Hamble style cadets are so good, why not start the FPP now and keep it going? There is your annual, steady source of pilots willing to start on Pay Point 44 or 444 or whatever it will be in a few years time. ][/quote]
Reason is that BA like a spread of experience. If you put through 100 cadets a year then after 5 years you have filled the Airbus P2 seats with cadets, no experience from any other operator civil or military. BA will always have a requirement for DEP's when they have a requirement for more pilots.
PS. If Pay Point 44 is not to your liking look elsewhere!