Firstly - I hate this use of e-mails and bulletin points to convey opinion/emotion as it often leads to very different views of what people actually meant. Apologies to MBFC and scroggs, I just got scroggs impression from the first line of his post but that is by the by. I have looked at you other posts and I do concur with you. MBFC - I think it might be best for me not to be able to meet these people in the flesh as it would be highly disappointing. Do people not do research???? When I mentioned putting everybody in the same boat I was referring to the site as a whole not you personally. Apologies
As for meeting these people then they must exist and you are right I do feel very sorry for them as they have such a rose tinted view of the market. I did feel better after posting as it does sometimes feel like people posting replies here think everybody is in the same boat and therefore expect RHS in shiny jet. Sometimes it is diffcult to get the advice you are seeking without the topic being hijacked.
I beleive quite strongly that it is to some extent the responsibility of the schools, CAA and the airlines to ensure there is an accurate view of recruitment and conditions out in the marketplace. Most other sectors do this by making pay etc transparent, why can we not do that. The schools should be approached by the CAA to ensure they comply with all regulation regarding Trading Standards and False advertising. Perhaps it is up to BALPA to assume this mantle. It needs a fine balance for schools to sell their products and not mislead their customers.
Ioan - can I suggest if you are of sound medical stature then you look into a career with the RAF? I would have jumped at the chance years ago if I could. You get some great training and flying and it is a great start to your flying career. As mentioned by those in the know - the airline route is not all it is cracked up to be and you might well have more fun and be better paid (refer to Scroggs comments in this post) by joining the military.
Good luck to everyone in training but I reiterate my desire to see these schools better regulated.