Politely Amused
I have the utmost respect for those who have served in the forces, BA has a lot of ex-service flight crew and I fly with them regularly. I guess BA have their reasons for this exclusion - I have no idea why as I am a regular line pilot with no connection to recruitment of any kind.
This programme is the closest you can currently get to an airline sponsorship in the UK. I honestly think that the recruiters will be looking for candidates who live, eat, drink the passion required to apply themselves through this very hard course and with a good chance of employment at a leading airline.
I did not intend to be derogatory, I am a little frustrated that this programme is seen in a bad way. It goes without saying that some of the Ts&Cs may not be to everyones' liking but that is a personal decision to make.
In my opinion, and trying not to be biased, it's a good programme and a way to allow those applicants who can't fund the courses from conventional sources to have a crack at getting into this amazing industry.