Not even up to bat
That is certainly good news. However you must be careful with stats. The latest group of command candidates was made up mostly of second attempters. The second go does seem to have a better pass rate. I guess it is because you put your time in on what was probably a new fleet, and that allows the big picture stuff room to fall in place.
However there is still the issue of the arbitrary Cat B'ing that prevents people from even getting a course. As a function of the system this must also be counted when looking at failure rates. ie a 8-10 year FO who is not good enough to be CAT A'd is a failure of the system not of that particular FO. You could disagree but the numbers of FOs Cat'bd is out of statistical averages for the industry.
Awaiting more good news.
FG
Last edited by Five Green; 11th Dec 2006 at 10:39.
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