"Keith Willshaw" wrote:


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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In WW II almost no one had a college education. And I think that the vast
majoriity of wash-outs did so not because they weren't smart enough or
that
they couldn't do the job. It was because they could'ot learn FAST ENOUGH.
The
instructors toelrated one error. If you did it agin you got a check ride.
Any
erorr on the check ride and you were out. everything was time dependant. I
think college hones learning skills so you can learn faster. Thousands
of
Bombardiers and navigators washed out not because they weren't good at
their
assigned jobs. It was because they couldn't learn to send and recieve
8wpm in
Morse code in the very limited time allowed. Learning speed was
everything.
There was a war on and they had planes they had it get into the air.


Its interesting to note that the RAF still doesnt require a college
education for its pilots. All they require 2 A levels and 5
GCSE passes, including English language and maths , this wouldnt
get you into many universities and is roughly equivalent to graduating
from high school in the USA.

Keith

Rubbish. O-levels exceed that derisory qualification.

Grantland