Originally Posted by
wheresmyplane
OK. So let me get this straight. You're telling me that not only did I pay for flight school (which by the way is continuing education), got out, and got a job that doesn't pay my student loan bills, but in addition to that I should have gotten a degree in Underwater Basketweaving because, after all, then I could be a professional Underwater Basketweaver! The problem isn't going to school or not going to school - the problem is that companies (and a lot of people) think that by selecting individuals that have a piece of paper they will get higher quality. If that's the case, maybe I should look into one of those emails I keep getting about buying some bogus degree. I understand that companies need to weed out candidates. There are other methods. Basing whether you will even offer an interview to someone on whether they have a degree or not is discrimination, pure and simple. Period. I know plenty of people that got grants and scholarships for college, who had no personal investment in school. When they got out, they didn't have any bills to pay, so why should they care if they partied for the duration? I, on the other hand, got every drop of value out of flight school because I knew I'd be paying for it for a looooong time.
Wow you have some flawed logic. Flight schools alone are just a tech school right up there with ITT tech or cosmetology school. It amazes me that you call it discrimination if an employer requires a degree. Good luck holding that up in court. Employers should always be able to hire the most qualified and educated applicants. I am assuming you are a furloughed pilot. Comair? If so go back to school and get a real degree not basket weaving but something you find interesting and will help you when your are fourloughed again further down the road. There are a lot of great loans, grants and scholarships you can receive. You can argue the merits of a degree until you're red in the face but without one you are limiting yourself to regional or 135 operations the rest of you career.