Do radiologists pay for their training on a new scanner? Do the accountants, once out of uni, pay for their training on the company's specific software? Did your car mechanic have to pay for a Toyota "rating" since they were using Ford at the trade school?
We are the only line of work where people are ready to pay to work(fly). Not so much to better themselves but rather to jump the queue. As long as Mom and Dad's bank says go, I guess it is ok...