Originally Posted by
Packrat
Exactly my point. I'm referring to TRAINING and qualification period. If I'm talking to an ex-military or UND guy I know what I'm getting (P.S. I'm a graduate of the UND Accident Investigation Course). I've seen the license mills in operation as well.
I also recognize the difference between what it takes to get accepted to a military pilot training program and if Mommy and Daddy can write a check to Mom and Pop.
It appears from all the butthurt that has been exhibited on this thread you "Mom and Pop" guys recognize the truth. You have quite a chip on your collective shoulders.
Mom and pop FBOs bring a huge variety of experience. And most airlines like diversity of experience for the same reasons Universities don't often hire their own graduates as professors.
Everyone brings something. The sad thing isn't any butthurt, it's the fact that someone with that extreme sort of prejudice is in a hiring position.