So that's my anecdotal evidence of one (me) who says oldies (OK I haven't crossed the 40 barrier yet) can easily stay a steady course in training versus your anecdotal evidence of 1 person who claims to have struggled to keep up. I have to admit that most of the sponsored 'youngsters' I have met are sharp, but no more so than somebody who has held down an intellectually demanding career for the last 20 years.
What it comes down to it, you as an individual are either personally suitable or unsuitable for the job. There are plenty of young 'uns out there who aren't suitable candidates, but if there are relatively fewer oldies going for the same job it is very easy to group the unsuccessful minority of oldies in to their sub-category of failure. Gestalt theory? There were references to this during my training!
Last edited by High Wing Drifter; 9th November 2005 at 15:28.