I suppose the next move will be:
No smokers in cockpits.
No BMI over 30 in cockpits.
All pilots over 40, annual cardiac stress test.
Annual blood tests for cholesterol for all pilots over 40.
All pilots able to run mile under 8 minutes.
That should thin the ranks for those impatient whipper-snappers.
Requirements considered absolute basic in any Air Force in the world...
I'm not saying we all need to be fit as fighter pilots though. Just that, when you have turned the 40 years marker on a BMI over 30 and you smoke you have
serious health issues. Which will come to haunt you later.
@capricorn23: I understand your disgruntled reaction perfectly. But likely you should understand that in
certain situations it can be frustrating for younger generations to see how their growth potential is being curbed.
You must also admit that times have changed. The days where you start out as FO knowing that in 15 years that command will be there for you are over. With that uncertainty comes impatience. You can not blame people for wanting that command earlier.