Sidman, it is commendable that your company does 3 weeks training, but is that sufficient?
We do 5 days of Haz-Mat and the remaining 2 weeks is all LM training. Most of the people we hire have come from other cargo airlines or the Military. When you start working after training you have to ride with another LM until they are comfortable that you can work on your own.
The only L/M's that move outsized cargo are the ones with the most experience.
Like I said before we require 2 L/M to move outsized cargo.
As far as the FAA License goes. You will then get into crew rest for L/M and need to hire more people. With the license you will have people asking for more money as they now have something to lose.
The FAA is aware that L/M's are spending 30+ hours on the plane with little or no rest. Catching a nap on the plane does not help when you get down line and the plan starts to fall apart. Thats when people start to take short cuts to get the job done.
I hope change is coming soon.. And I am glad that I don't have to spend 30 hours on a plane anymore..