I wouldn't normally comment on this thread but tonight I've had a bit of a skinful, so I'm going to!
To Stacy, I would say that your friend has vertually no chace of making a career in the industry starting at his age for more reasons than I care to mention. Very sad but true, but then that's the same in many professioal careers. Good luck to him whatever he does in the future, but I don't think aviation is a wise choice.
To Minimad, well the clue is in your title - "you are not the full ticket!"