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Old 12-24-2016 | 05:59 AM
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So really, no one really knows what their talking about. Yes, a degree is required per Deltas website for an interview. That being said, yes they have hired people without a degree. Its all supply and demand. If they cant find qualified pilots with a degree Delta will be forced in the future to hire pilots without a degree. A degree in "basket weaving" never helped me land a heavy jet in a snowstorm with a 20kt crosswind before! But thats what the market wants right now. With fewer and fewer people learning to fly or doing it as a living these requirements will change for sure in the future, they have to.
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Old 12-24-2016 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Ronin47
So really, no one really knows what their talking about... A degree in "basket weaving" never helped me land a heavy jet in a snowstorm with a 20kt crosswind before!
You're (not your) absolutely correct, a college degree doesn't mean jack to the technical aspects of the job. But when it comes to the total person concept (also see the never ending volunteer service debate) - let's say using their instead of they're - perhaps having a degree gives one an edge. In a lot of ways, college was wasted time. In other ways, it set me up for success in ways I never imagined. Just another opinion...
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