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Old 8th Jan 2011, 13:51
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Agaricus bisporus
 
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Er, degree, pilot, relevant in the same sentence?

Does not compute.

Why/how is a degree "relevant" to a pilot?

Pilots don't need degrees, it is a practical career for which you will recieve specific training and in which academic prowess, especially at that level, is some way down the list of attributes required.

If you want to have a degree for some other purpose all well and good, but don't kid yourself that it will have any bearing on piloting. It won't.

The RN used (still might for all I know) to require 5 O Levels for pilot entries, the lowest academic requirement for all Officer candidates. The RAF asked for 2 A levels having previously found that specifying a degree substantially increased the chop-rate. The military are looking for a specific type of character, not paper quals.

If you're going civvy the qualification you need is a bit of common sense and a fat cheque book, nothing more.
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