My orthopedic surgeon went through med school and did an orthopedic residency in 4 weeks and I can walk ... well enough at least.

Could someone just explain to me what the rush is?

1) No one is hiring
2) When hiring picks up, the mins will be huge
3) Even after the mins drop...looks like they wont be able to hire without an ATP

This is not only unnecessary, its outright dangerous. Oh, you've never fired a gun before? How about we give you a machine gun, 5 minutes of instruction and drop you into Afghanistan?

A 2 week PPL course is just handing over an instrument for someone to kill themselves, family, or friends.