Flying with August new hire, he was great, but told me 70% of his class failed either the oral or the check ride. My class in 2013 there was one pair asking for an extra sim, and no failure. He said a few of these people had been fired from regional initial. We just had a tail-strike on a first ioe flight. This is honestly scaring me because most of them made it to the line, and will eventually upgrade.Very depressing to see...