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.
It's not like it shot out of the blue, I'm pretty sure way on back in 1999 a degree was something the majors wanted.
I WAS offended by a DAL recruiter, after telling me how he worked his way through college over an 8 year period ask me why I didn't finish in 4. (Hint: I worked my way through college after getting my AA, and was flying for a regional) Worked out pretty well for me, but odd how the line I have been hearing since 2001 was "any degree, from any college" and now some places are starting to get a bit 'snobbish'