Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
Why exactly do they do that? No other regional that I can think of does that.
Because they can.
More accurately, it's probably because they are being inundated with applications and a need a cost-effective way to trim them down. If RAH, SKYW and XJT all started hiring 50 a month today, you'd see that requirement dropped faster than a hooker's panties at a political convention.