My.02 worth--

1) If the OBAP sponsors someone, and they get called in for an interview--that individual was qualified, not underqualified. If they don't make it through the process, it probably wasn't a qualification issue, but a personal one.

2) If a FedEx pilot wants to blackball someone, I would think the Company would seriously consider the request. If I sent a Rec letter stating "DO NOT HIRE THIS TURD" and laid out why, I think the Company might heed a warning. As for me personally, I wouldn't write such a Rec (unless you were extremely turdlike) , but others might.

3) My anecdoctal observations suggest that having the minority box checked is way more advantagous than having the sponsor box checked.