That particular breed of BA cadet was very much in evidence at Cranfield in the mid nineties when Cabair were doing the training.
I imagine the latest cadets have their eyes firmly fixed on the debt mountain they have incurred to sit in the right seat of a 'bus. That 60k at 25 years old is a lot less attractive when you are repaying a 100k loan! So now you are tied to the job by the debt, as if you leave your earning potential is immediately halved! Catch22 again!
What our, and many other tech or engineering, industries need to do is take some responsibility for training young people into viable jobs with a career structure and advancement. Not going to happen anytime soon as the accountants still have control of everything.