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If I understand OP journey, was he fortunate to have been scholarship to fund his studies to become a pilot?

I was looking into pilot school here and they cost upwards to $100k

Air Cadets appears to be a part of the Canadian Armed Forces and intended to provide an on-ramp for young people interested in different aspects of the Armed Forces (Army, flying, Naval.)

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/service...

Qualifications to join the Air Cadets. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/service...

Exactly this. When I joined, the company offered a cadet scheme where the company would underwrite the loan required for your pilot training (84,000 GBP in 2016), and then that amount was repaid to us over 84 months of employment (while on a reduced cadet salary). It essentially spread the cost of training out over 7 years.

The current cadet scheme is better in the sense that you do not have to take on a personal loan for the flight training!

And what of you failed the final examination? Could you try more than once? Would that have affected your hireability at the company?

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