Originally Posted by TurboDog

I couldn't agree more. It should at least be similar to getting hired as a police officer. Most departments require that you have at least have 60 credit hours, or an associates degree. It's about the maturity like you said. Granted, there are people that go to college and join the military that still don't mature, but it's the bigger picture here.

Even look at flight instruction. You can hardly teach pre-school without a college degree, so why should we allow someone right out of high school teach someone to pilot an aircraft?

If there is ever a time to change a standard, it's right now. There are so many qualified pilots with college degrees and thousands of hours of flight time on the street that there would be plenty of time for aspiring pilots to get degrees and gain experience before coming to the 121 world.