A friend asked me to speak in front of his high school class Monday morning. The class is called "Aviation Career Mgmt", and these are high school kids
-the only kids I've spoken to outside an airport (mostly in the c0ckp1t) were 9-year olds, years ago. I might begin with formal education, partly in order to motivate those who might need it.
As a pilot, I'm familiar with the fact that many airlines, for the most part, require it.
Most branches of the military require the full degree. As to the Army Warrant Officer, I have no idea, except that they might need it for career progression at some point. Sometimes the Navy has accepted people into pilot training via the NAVCAD program, whereby they finish the last two years as a junior officer, but this is very rare.
And whether many of the better corporate flight departments or charter companies (i.e. NetJets) require it, I have no idea.
Any general, accurate information is appreciated.