Personally I think cadet schemes are great, everyone needs a start somewhere. Virgin aren't exclusively hiring cadets either, lots of experienced guys being taken on. The problem is you could be a UK citizen working for a European airline and be type rated on A330, B787 or B747 and not get a look in. Meanwhile a non U.K. EU citizen flying for a U.K. Airline on 320's or 737's is fair game according to VS recruitment team. Something not right there.....