"I can't buy this kind of quality in the United States," he said. "These people really have pride in their work."
I spend my days accepting aircraft out of MRO C-checks, and I can tell you that's a true statement, above.
We do as much as we can in the states. But the skilled workers just aren't there. We go overseas out of necessity.
I was talking to a local sawmill owner here in Alabama yesterday. He's about 40, been in business for himself for 15 years, and he's shutting down. He's got plenty of work to do, but he can't get labor.
He'll have somebody come in for a job - he'll ask them, "This job is about measurements, and that means fractions. What is one-eighth plus one-quarter?" He says that eliminates 80% of them right there.
Ed Bennett was right - we don't teach math, we teach how to
feel about math.....