I put in a lot of years at Express I/Pinnacle and shared some of that time in MEM with the NorthMississippiFlyingClub boys. By and large the vast majority were good folks that were a pleasure to fly with. Some may have been unpolished or perhaps even (for lack of a better term) somewhat "unsophisticated", but I can't remember flying with any that were incompetent or dangerous aviators. In fact a good many of them came up through the traditional civilian ranks putting in countless hours as crop dusters or flying small plane freight etc. before ever flying in the 121 enviroment. Every one got through one of the most hostile and arbritrary training departments I can imagine, where failing an applicant was worn like a badge of honor. In general most of those guys that I flew with were great stick and rudder aviators.

If you had such a problem with these guys being dangerous aviators, I can only assume you did the right thing and brought their inadequacies up with the professional standards board.

I get your point about skipping prerequisite hiring minimums, but it seems that isn't the only problem you are harboring towards your former colleagues coming on board at Delta.