...and you chaps wonder why cadets have a bad name in the industry!
I would think that they will want a mixed selection of experience and looking at their orders, will be short of experience for the LHS, as well as low hours pilots to trap for 6yrs+.
I for one, won't be paying a penny for a TR and am just using the tests for bigger things. Have a read of the cost of living in their base options and what they are offering. It really isn't that good for a bond, never mind self funded...you will barely be able to survive in Norway (if that is your given base).