It's OK, I get it that it's their train set and can set the goal posts where ever they like. Just had a friends son (Navy), high school education, graduate from military pilots course and did so well that the Air Force asked him to swap service and fly the F-18. We've had guys with nothing more than high school go through USN, USAF and ETPS test pilot courses. Horses for courses I guess.
Wonder if the degree requirement would last if the pilot shortage gets as bad as some predict.
a college degree sounds professional
Don't know the quality of college education in the US, but here you can get a degree in left handed basket weaving, if you get my drift.