satpak77

yes. everyone has his price and can be bought

LineHolder

Really?! While talking about education and college degrees?! (You know that's not a word, right???)

satpak77

uh, no bro, it is

Irregardless - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

LineHolder

Huh. Well I'll de damned

1. irregardless

Used by people who ignorantly mean to say regardless. According to webster, it is a word, but since the prefix "ir" and the suffx "less" both mean "not or with" they cancel each other out, so what you end up with is regard. When you use this to try to say you don't care about something, you end up saying that you do.

Climbto450

That's Funny!!! I also happen to agree with your perspective on this topic. I guess education really does matter.

SVTCobra

I'm pursuing Emirates..No college degree required.They provide accomadations and pay all utilities. Unless you opt out and take the housing allowance. Company provided uniforms, dry cleaning and luggage.42 days leave per year. Profit sharing up to 12 weeks base pay. Provident fund. Interest free car loan, about ($19,000 US)..Annual raises..Numerous other benefits and perks that no other US carrier could offer...And if memory serves me correctly they want commercial flying time. They don't consider any military time unless that has changed. Best of all, Job security That's my rant on that subject

Denver

Ahh, finally!

But at least check your grammar before posting something like this, no offense. I agree with you completely.

It is too bad that in our society we have come to place someones worthiness on how high of a degree they obtained. Just maybe we are smart enough to self educate and think outside the box a little.

I hold someone in higher regard that was smart enough to not go into $100,000 dollars worth of debt and instead decided to start their own business. Some of the greatest inventors never went to college.

Or how about self education? So a guy sits down every morning with this lovely thing called the internet and a willingness to learn new things every morning and in the end may be much more educated than the guy that went to college. Some of the most successful and intelligent people did not go to college or high school for that matter, they self educated.


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The student loan/college racket is no different than the housing racket. It is too bad that the majors don't drop this check mark on the app and instead decide to evaluate someones "well rounded nature" in the interview instead. They may be missing out on some real smart cookies like the ones who were smart enough not to go into $100,000 dollars of debt for liqueur store wages and an (In many cases) incorrect intellectual view of what makes a society prosperous.

rickair7777

Flight training is an inherently vocational endeavor, it is not really educational in nature. Kind of like getting a degree in welding.

The piloting profession occupies an odd place in the spectrum...much of our job is technician in nature, but we do have some responsibilities which clearly fall into the professional realm.

It is the professional realm (making decisions and using judgement, potentially with little or ambiguous guidance) which tips the balance for piloting towards "degree required".

While not necessarily the case in other parts of the world, in the US at least, it is expected that people who occupy important jobs and make significant decisions affecting others come from the educated ranks. That's just the way it is here. It's also much easier to get a degree here (even a check-the-box degree) than in many other places.

If you can't afford flight training and college, I would start with college first because flight training is of limited utility without the 4-year degree. That way you can have a job and a life, and maybe learn to fly down the road.

rickair7777

I have military buddies that left EK to return to the unemployment lines in the US. The grass over there is certainly different, but maybe not as green as you think...especially if you have a family.

But EK is an example of a culture that doesn't place the same emphasis on the college degree as we do in the US, and they are not the only ones.

JohnBurke

Ever been there, or just know what you think you know about that part of the world from CNN?

The self-righteous attitude of many here isn't surprising, and in fact is expected.

The truth is that you don't need a degree. It's helpful, but it's not necessary, even within the hallowed borders of the USA.

Education is not the same as holding a college degree.

I managed to make it to 747 captain without a degree. Go figure.

I'm not the only one.