Originally Posted by
John Carr
True, and even if someone did a non STEM discipline, THEN learned something technical (like flying) they probably posses these same well oiled synapses, meaning they can be trained as well.
Sorry, I've me guys from BOTH min and civ backgrounds with degrees that really weren't that tough to attain and are STILL very competent pilots, never mind just great people in general. Which circles BACK AROUND to your point, it's a "piece of paper".
Yeah I didn't mean to intimate any difference between civilian and military pilots' skills. What I was intending to say was that it is not necessarily WHAT the degree is but having one is an indication... not a guarantee.. that one can be trained. When you think about it, it really doesn't matter what the degree is, after obtaining is everything one does in life is simply production work. From factory work to heart transplants, after you have done the work for awhile, it is more of the same every time you go to work. The only difference is the severity of irregularities and the repercussions of screwing up those irregularities. But one thing I always tell a young gun who is thinking about this profession is to go get a degree in something that you can use in the event of a furlough... NOT a degree in anything aviation related, because it is pretty hard to use a degree in your own field when it is a contraction phase. Sorry for the ramble.