Hi all.
Heard from a SQ Capt from training that starting 2013, there will even be excess Captains and they will be allowed to take NPL as well.
As such, next probable intake might be as late as 2014 so I would recommend those aspiring to apply/still waiting to seek employment somewhere else first. However, the next batch that starts will indeed be bulldozing their way through the training stages much quicker than the cadets now without much of the "bottlenecking" and waiting. Pros and cons if you ask me.
Cheers guys
and Merry Christmas!