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Originally Posted by AboveTheRuin (Post 784991)

"studding philosophy" :cool:

Are you suggesting this degree field exists?:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by XtremeF150 (Post 784901)

...but thats just the way it is. I think all young ppl these days understand that you MUST go on to higher...

And that is the exact problem with the Lower 48/Mainland, "that's just the way it is", an attitude that is getting translated into every aspect of this profession... I didn't finish college because it did nothing for me (and if I had done so I'd be flipping burgers right now as I would have just graduated instead of doing what I'm doing), just look at how people are being indoctrinated into this profession... "you're going to make less than a McDonald's Janitor because... that's just the way it is"; "we're going to hire any monkey we can find to fill the seat because... that's just the way it is"; "we're not going to acknowledge the fact that you deserve to lead a livable lifestyle/schedule because... that's just the way it is."; "we're going to buy, merge, sell and trade these airlines like baseball cards because... that's just the way it is"...

Why is everything a MUST to so many people? Why is there a drive to attempt to package each and every individual into a nicely labeled and sealed box that is ready to be a yes man/woman at whichever place they happen to get a job at. Where is the desire to achieve greater feats and set greater life goals, not purely educational/"piece of paper" ones? Why is it all directed at following this path given to us from on high as the only possible answer to achieving something in life? There are still a few places where common sense serves a purpose, and thankfully it allows me to be more than just an employee number who was selected out of a pile of 20,000 based on having the correct check marks and the right answer to an ink blot test.

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Originally Posted by ratsnrip (Post 785001)

Are you suggesting this degree field exists?:rolleyes:

BRAVO! You caught my typo...Congradulations, your a hero.;)
Yes, it should read "STUDYING philosophy"...

And no I'm not suggesting, I know...
...my brother obtained one for the sole purpose to be eligible as a military pilot...And it worked.

Carry on.
Cheers,
ATR:cool:

The older I get, the hotter the college girls get, and I scratch my head and wonder how ANYONE could be against 4 years of that! :D

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Originally Posted by JungleBus (Post 785157)

The older I get, the hotter the college girls get, and I scratch my head and wonder how ANYONE could be against 4 years of that! :D

HA HA, Amen to that brother...Precisely why I'm very slowly working toward my PhD.;)

Cheers,
ATR:cool:

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Originally Posted by AboveTheRuin (Post 785095)

YOU'RE...

Can I be a hero, too?

Love the avatar, yzerman...classic!

Edit: Not that I dislike ATR's avatar!

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Originally Posted by Yzerman (Post 785169)

YOU'RE...

Can I be a hero, too?

No. Just a Geek who runs around in tights and a cape.:D

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Originally Posted by rdneckpilot (Post 784943)

That test is retarded for sure. I have a very close friend that was rejected due to the shrinks opinion. He was an aircraft commander on B-52's and was highly recommended by several internal Delta guys. After getting his FU letter from HR his friends did some digging and found out the shrink said he was not assertive enough and would not be a good candidate for Captain. This for a guy the U.S.A.F entrusted to command a crew hauling around nuclear weapons to go and potentially kill a few million people. The evaluation is extremely subjective and a waste of time.

The degree requirement is just a discriminator the HR people use to make the stack of applications smaller. It does nothing to ensure the caliber of applicant getting passed on to the next phase of evaluation. HR people are not dumb. They know that qualified applicants are being kicked out by the degree requirement. They just don't care because there are still plenty of applicants left afterwards to easily fulfill hiring requirements.

The Delta interview process has been considered a joke by military pilots since at least the mid 70's, due to the famous rocking chair and the shrink.

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Sam

Wouldn't requiring a 4 year degree limit the applicant pool size, just like requiring an ATP? If you read the other threads on the ATP requirement, one of the main arguments is that it will drive up wages since it limits the applicant pool size. A 4 year degree will do that as well.