Looka,
Not getting confused mate. That may well be the case but I know for a fact a son of one of the captain's was given a 'priority' over other cadetship candidates. It just annoys me that the famous ol saying 'it's not what you know, it's who' is still well and alive in the aviation industry.
Kinda feel sorry for the guys that do the hard yards only to be turned down because a captain has pulled a few strings for his son. Oh well, that's how it goes I guess