"Firstly, in case you hadn't noticed, a lot of 15 year olds in this country don't even know what a job is."
Tourist - you obviously don't spend much time with the youth of today. I help out at the local ATC. The kids there are motivated, genuine and hard-working.
AA Junior #2 is 15, as it happens. She spent this Easter holidays revising hard for GCSEs. Last Easter she was working 0800-2000 lambing for two weeks.
She's got her first interview for the FAA tomorrow - expect her in a crewroom near you in about 5-6 years time.