I'm sorry, but have I ever suggested that an Aviation Degree is worthless?

However, I do believe that a degree in any Field, other than what it is meant for can possibly result in most likely nothing more than a fancy piece of paper to hang on your wall. It goes both ways...

...How many students do you know that have gone to University just because it's the next step, with no real idea why they are there in the first place. Sadly, I think that number constitutes a large percent.

Now potentially that candidate, who wakes up one morning and decided it would be cool to be a pilot takes a little training and a few hours later has the advantage over the candidate who knew that is what they wanted to do since day one, and has been working for that all along.

...that just doesn't seem to add up to me.

Seems that this whole four year blanket degree requirement, could shoot us all in the foot down the road if we are not careful with the parameters, and other considered valuable factors that make good aviators.

ATR