I'm pretty happy with how my situation has ended up....
I got some G.A hours and went in with about 1700 hrs in 2011 as no direct entry Regional or Airline jobs were going at the time. I had interviews with QL (traineeship) and JQ (cadetship) and chose the latter.
I've got about 2000hrs on the bus and don't owe anyone a cent.... never did. But I got extremely lucky when I started.
I sincerely doubt there will be any further intakes in the next twelve months based on what was presented by our CEO last week. Sorry but I think that window may be closed for a while......