Originally Posted by
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RTP, probably 100%. Off the street, almost every one I know.
Cadets, not always. But they will have a very long proven track record by the time they flow.
The degree has nothing to do with what kind of a pilot you are. It's an useful screening tool, but after years of service at a regional, they will know that you are not an idiot. So it's not very important for flows.
The WOs have very strict restrictions on who they can hire in regards of criminal records and failed checkrides. That mandate comes straight from the top. The multiple failure guys will get an automatic TBNT.
AA has figured this one out pretty well.
You're right a college degree doesn't have anything to do with how good a pilot you are and I know some great pilots without one. My point is that you aren't going to delta united FedEx ups without one. That's why the AA regionals get more people without one because they know they can flow.