Originally Posted by Otterbox

Look at the projected shortage numbers, unless there’s another retirement age increase it’s going to be 10 years of shortage at least. The dynamic of Legacy pilot hiring is changing as the Military produces less fixed wing aviators each year so the reality is probably going to be that the college degree is going to become less and less of an expectation (written or not). I remember discussions 5-10 years ago where guys were contemplating getting a masters degree for a hopeful tie-breaker/ additional points to get hired and recently the legacies have been hiring high school educated helicopter pilots who have done 12-18 months at a regional/ULCC feeder. The dynamic has certainly changed and without a supply surplus with regard to pilots, it’s not likely to change back.