personally believe there’s needs to be some adjustments to those programs. There’s plenty of 141 hot shots who think they know everything yet can’t manage to go into a new airport on their own because their program kept them in a bubble. The “knowledge” they gain from a degree in aviation isn’t any more valuable than the skills a person learns by getting any other degree. The ability to learn, study, research etc. Military is a topic I won’t touch but I don’t think military experience tops any other experience to justify cutting that time in half. Point is there’s people who come to the 121 world with an ratp that really struggle, despite having had those structured programs and there’s ones that do very well. Just like any other regular 1500hr cfi. There’s no evidence that the structured programs really do much to strengthen a candidates chance of success in 121.

i could get behind 1 ratp level at 1 set of hours if you meet various other qualification or experience requirements. I think having any degree is just as equivalent to having a degree in aviation.