Guys and gals, the minimums are strictly due to market forces. When there is more pilots than pilot jobs, FedEx prefers applicants with astronaut ratings. And when the market shifts, they start by getting rid of certain tests, then with the 4 year degree, and eventually with the PIC time requirement. We are not there yet for the last. But if/when the it becomes necessary, they will lower that requirement. Otherwise the freight doesn’t move. And they’ll defiantly lower hiring minimums before letting too much freight stay idle.

It’s not personal, it’s business.