Originally Posted by
newarkblows
That me me me now now now attitude is what got us into this mess. Educating our future ranks could seriously limit the growth of alter ego carriers and make some airlines improve their treatment of pilots to attract quality applicants. We are ALPA. If you dont like it then volunteer and change it.
Yup. It is very detrimental for us in the industry when uninformed youngsters (or not-so-youngsters who should damn well know better) get sold a bill of goods by some shortcut zero-to-hero program.
Then they show up on our doorsteps falling all over themselves to pay their dues (at our expense) so they can move up to the heavy iron and the six-figure salary...in 18 months or so
Once they get disillusioned, lose interest, and wander off we then have to contend with the next batch...who perpetually drive down the lowest common denominator.
About half of the recent entrants that I see don't really belong here...they would be better off and we would be better off if they were in another line of work. I'd like to educate them before they waste their time and money and become our problem.