TurbineJunkie,
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"Rather, the Degree concept is meant to be a tough HURDLE REQUIREMENT that atificially limits the number of pilots entering in this industry so that eventually as the supply side of the equation decreases causing the demand side (and therefore pay and conditions) to INCREASE."
Won't work, Degrees are a joke these days, an Arts (and crafts) degree takes 2.5 years in the UK, 3 at a push here, any well read literature or History buff could do one in 6 months, your point about having previous flight experience or a PPL is also flawed, what is there to stop daddy from buying his son a PPL , safe in the knowledge that his jimmy will get a head start on the rest ?
FYI, some cadet schemes in Euroland have a ratio of 11,000 applicants to 10-20 jobs, thats a 1000:1 ratio, some general outta school jobs used to have 100:1 or even 200:1 ratios, so it will probably get worse here, and not better.
To clarify, when I took the Aer Lingus cadet applicant process, there were 11000 applicants, sure many dropped off, but that was the initial bulk process. The 100:1 I refer to was an apprentice in the bank, all this was circa 1988 , but numbers have not declined since then, more like increased.
In Fairness, the last decade or so has seen relatively few numbers of applicants for most jobs , relatively speaking that is, 100:1 is a pretty good ratio. Anyone who jobseeked in the 90's should have a chat with someone who did it in the 70's/early 80's to find out what tough is all about, by comparison we have had it easy.
Gaunty:
"Each and every young pilot who accepts "work" under those conditions should hang their head in shame and take their share of responsibility for the state of the industry.
They have no absolutely no right to complain about their lot."
All very well to say if you are already there, it's not advice that anyone with conviction, ambition and desperation is going to take notice of, this state of affairs did not happen overnight, the industry was f(uked well before they started.
Last edited by 7gcbc; 10th Jul 2005 at 16:33.