Originally Posted by
Hedley
I think that the 8000+ hour pilot with a collection of type ratings and no degree is a much better candidate than a low time pilot with one. The problem is that those in charge of hiring have always insisted that the degree is all but mandatory. It’s their court, their rules. If you want to work for a legacy, get a degree.
It’s like a self-fulfilling prophecy. When so many people with similar flying backgrounds apply, something has to be a delineator. So people get a college education to that end. Then pretty soon only those with college degrees get hired. This ignores the military folks (with the exception of the Army) who have for nearly a generation all showed up with an undergraduate degree and likely one or more graduate degrees.
They have to split hairs somewhere.