Originally Posted by
robthree
College? Why let them go to college? That will just give them skills they could use outside of aviation. Just train them out of HS. There's no FAR which requires a College degree. Plus with no other skills they won't be able to leave for greener pastures even if they wanted to.
This is very untrue. A degree in aviation gives you more insight and knowledge than what a flight school will teach you. A degree will make you a much better pilot.