Lets not degenerate into a futile argument again folks. Someone posted a reasonable question and, assuming that it was an honest question, I gave an honest answer; I hope that it helped the young 'wingcommander' on his way.
As to the relative merits of different qualifications, there is no answer. Not all engineers have clean fingernails and many, including my brother (who is a PhD in Civil Engineering) remain very hands-on. At the other end there are ancient technicians such as myself, who seldom leave the 'comfort' of their air-conditioned offices any more. Which is not to say that I didn't pay my dues along the way - fourteen years man and boy under the colours then three years permanent night shift rewiring B707 pylons and the like. We're all "aviationists" and we're all rowing in the same boat, lets not squabble about which seat we sit in.
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Through difficulties to the cinema