I thnk the discussion has had many fronts, my comments were in relation to the questions about why major airlines typically have minimums that are around what a lot of regionals have. The implication seemed to be that it was primarily to allow them to hire people from certain demographics. While that may ultimately occur, I was just pointing out that biggest reason the mins have been like that for years has to do with the biggest demographic major airlines have targeted over the years, military pilots. Civilians have never been hired in great numbers until the last 10-12 years when the available pool of mil guys began to shrink.