Originally Posted by
UalHvy
I recently had a jumpseater on board that was a long time (20+ year) Captain at a regional. He brought up the subject of not having a 4 year degree and said that he was "offended" by United's requirement.
Well...."offended" or not...those are the requirements and that's what it's going to take to get hired at the present time. There are plenty of well qualified applicants and not checking all of the boxes is not a fast track to employment here.
Definitely, get your 4 year degree.
Sounds like he was not motivated enough to move on.