Originally Posted by
Fpmx772
Was the guy who wrote on your Resume also born in 1905 and still going to and from school up hill, in the snow with one shoe on? Come on people, this is 2016 the age of everything is computerized and online! Most of us in this industry have families and are FOs with only 11 days off a month barley making enough money to buy a cup of noodles every night. It's not that easy to just go to school and get a 4 year degree the "old school way". If you do, that could take what, 10 years to get a 4 year degree....
I think the point is that it's the journey and not the destination that make you a well-rounded individual. And that still carries some value most places. Sure, everyone's situation is different but if all you've done since high school is chase airline gigs and blew off college...well fine. But all other things being equal, who would you hire? I've spent the last decade sharing cockpits with both types and I know who I would want to hire.