Really? Is that why I can personally name multiple Southwest pilots that were MAPD graduates? Or the fact that the person that recommended MAPD to me was a chief pilot for Alaska? Or maybe you'd prefer the example of one of my good friends from flight school who's father was (and possibly still is) on the hiring board for Continental.

Once again, and I keep saying this over, and over; to look down on someone simply because they chose a different route than you did to earn their ratings is ridiculous. It is an ignorant and idiotic point of view.

If someone has a problem with where I went to school and how I got my job with the airlines, they are more than welcome to take it up with me. Funny thing is, when I jumpseat, I've never had one person say anything negative to me about it. Not a one. On the contrary, I've had many pilots ask for more information about where I went to school because their interested in passing it along to their kids, cousins, friends, etc. that want to become pilots as well. Uh, oh. Not more of us!!!!