Originally Posted by
LRSRanger
I don't think the debate was about the military, it was about main lines requirement to have a degree. The military and its newly minted officers was simply an illustration of an unrelated degrees uselessness when it comes to a skill based occupation.
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I agree... Somebody brought up the military, and I ran with it. My argument wasn't about practicality but hiring practices.
I don't think airline pilots should need college degrees to get hired, and as far as the law is concerned, they don't. For whatever reason, public perception maybe, right now it's valued. I have no problem with that if that's what they value while the pickings are good. If the prophets are correct, and the application stacks at the airlines start to dwindle over the next few years, I have no problem with the prerequisite dropping off altogether. I don't think it would affect safety at all.