Tests won't do!
Pre-employment testing etc. will not do. Neither will interviews. If anything, only line training will show deficencies. If nothing else, you have got to give him credit for guts...or naive stupidity.
In the end, apparently nothing will deter a criminal mind; if caught, should be treated as such.
Leaves me to wonder if the DFO/TRE/TRI demigods have the eperience their credentials suggest.
Problem is in initial training! Every turd with money can get a ticket these days, since it's profit over quality in the competitive flight school business.
In 12 years of command, a picture is forming. The majority of the freshmen/women I percieve to have egos the size of Texas and matching attitudes. The emphasis has shifted working hard to learn the trade to OFF days, payscales and seniority. I am not surprised to see many disillusioned and cranky.