Originally Posted by
megan
It's OK, I get it that it's their train set and can set the goal posts where ever they like. We've had guys with nothing more than high school go through USN, USAF and ETPS test pilot courses.
megan,
I agree. The ability of a bright, motivated person w/o a college degree to do the job is
NOT in dispute. As you point out, there's plenty of empirical evidence to support their suitability.
That's leaves nothing at work in these cases but the people who own the train set...and their ability to call the shots.
I'd suspect that the degree requirement will fall if/when supply gets to the point the business plan is threatened...
"IF" "WHEN". At that point airline managements will massage their rhetoric to magically pronounce H.S. grads as terrific candidates with no reference to what this demonstrates about their previous stance on the matter.
In the meantime, how many good candidates did they pass over...and will they rue not having access to them any longer ?