Wingswinger, I can just say from a line pilots perspective that i hope by all of my hearth, that you trainers don't let yourself squeeze by managers to let people through the system that don't belong there.
It has happened in the past, and now the ball is in the trainers basket again (where it shouldn't really be if selection had been done the right way by the right people), so i hope the whole training department is fully aware of the responsibility they are having upon them.
Normally you guys are, but top management is not exactly focusing on helping the flying community these days
