Grad school was never required of Delta pilots, yet quite a few have Grad degrees and IMHO, good for them. If you are correct that too many applicants have degrees, then it should be easily stated that [u]competitive/U] mins include a degree (or more).

Delta might (we will see) be into a bit of a culture shift, towards the goal of greater commoditization of its labor force. More like NWA and less like traditional Delta.

Delta's operation is running better than ever.