What the heck is operational requirement really ? It could be they need short people to work in the cargo or tall people to open the cowls ... It's bulls#%t if they say airbus or boeing licences when you only get trained if your a yes guy , yes I will sign the aircraft out ( even with a defect) , yes I will sign for work I have not even seen , yes I will do projects in my own time , yes I will work around workcover rules , yes I will do the job at any cost .. So if your the type of person that does the right thing you don't get trained and get retrenched.... Ok that felt better