Originally Posted by tom11011

I think a really interesting question is whether Brian Bedford actually purgered himself when testifying in front of Congress very recently.

He testified that the highest qualified pilots were the lower time pilots because they could get them before they developed bad habits. He further said he has turned away a substantial amount of higher time candidates because they were not as qualified or developed bad habits.

But in retrospect, if that was true, why would Republic have posted hiring minimums much higher in past years on his watch?