Degree and the majors

[CX880]

SWA still does not require a degree. Preferred but not required. I know a few people there that do NOT have a degree and they were hired in the last boom

Someone I know said 98% have a degree... That's a small percentage to be playing with if you don't have one. Most likely sons and daughters of VERY senior company pilots.

 

[buscap]

I know a girl who did the University of Phoenix online MBA. That chick worked her tail off. That was no sheepskin.

 

[pilotyip]

Someone I know said 98% have a degree... That's a small percentage to be playing with if you don't have one. Most likely sons and daughters of VERY senior company pilots.

not true, experienced freight dawgs get hired at SWA without a degree

 

[COOPERVANE]

not true, experienced freight dawgs get hired at SWA without a degree

Yeah, I know two females that flew freight and went directly to SWA.

BTW They also both logged PIC time concurrently. SWA either didn't catch it or care.

 

[COOPERVANE]

This WILL command respect: Why study? only suckers go to real schools.

http://www.instantdegrees.com/

 

[pilotyip]

Yeah, I know two females that flew freight and went directly to SWA.

BTW They also both logged PIC time concurrently. SWA either didn't catch it or care.

see what having the prefect background will do for you

This WILL command respect: Why study? only suckers go to real schools.

However it still checks the box to mark you as real airline pilot material, but we know it has nothing to do with flying an airplane

 

[CX880]

not true, experienced freight dawgs get hired at SWA without a degree

So what?

I don't get your reasoning. Are you advocating getting a degree or what? First you say it's for checking a box then you say you don't need it because some random people got on under unknown circumstances.

 

[COOPERVANE]

I would get a real degree. Something that has NOTHING to do with aviation.

We are ALL one heart murmur/apnea/HBP/diabetes diagnosis from retiring from flying. I know you are probably 20 and invincible right now, but it happens all the time.

Don't set yourself up with a mortgage, 2 kids and a boat payment with nothing to fall back on except an aviation management degree from www.slackerU.com and a job at Home Depot. All just to check that important box.

 

[pilotyip]

it what?

So what?

I don't get your reasoning. Are you advocating getting a degree or what? First you say it's for checking a box then you say you don't need it because some random people got on under unknown circumstances.

If you want a 4-yr 120 credit hour degree because you feel you need it to check that majic box on an airline application, by all means go for it. All am sayings it is not necessary to be successful, I know lots of pilots who went to SWA, JB, NJ, UAL, NWA, AT, and Spirit without degrees. They hired because they were well experienced pilots who were fun to be around. To each his own. BTW The fall back value of a degree unused for 25-30 years is greatly overrated.