Mel,
You are right I can only agree with your point!
I think however there is a responsibility for us to, ok perhaps I’m being a bit harsh, but for us to be a little realistic or honest with some of the guys.
I know there are some great engineers-to-be out there but I also get the impression that some of the guys just don’t know what’s involved with becoming and engineers, or that they think it a case of “just” doing some exams.
The sad fact is that for some of these guys becoming and Aircraft Engineer is perhaps the only opportunity for them to get out into the world and make a good living for themselves. But when they get out there they are faced with limitations because of where they are from or because of the standard of their training and are expected to effectively start again.
It’s desperately hard and I feel terribly sorry for them and there are times when you read some of the threads hear that you think “are you resilient enough and do you have the ability to do this?”
We have some great India engineers here but boy have they had to work far harder than anyone else to get here, it amazes me where they get their drive and endless ambition from.