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Aviation is a profession for those that make their livelihood in the air.\u00a0 I was reminded of that fact this week as my sister is off for flight attendant training.<\/p>\n

My sister has long dreamed of being a flight attendant, what we used to call a stewardess. \u00a0She raised her children and they are now gone.\u00a0 She was working in a \u201csecure\u201d part time job doing the books for a company.\u00a0 Still the dream of being a flight attendant remained.\u00a0 She decided to apply.<\/p>\n

An airline (that will remain nameless) called her.\u00a0 She went through the interview process and it was a process.\u00a0 Several interviews later, she was offered the position.\u00a0 After hearing about the rigors of the first year and what was required, she passed on the job.<\/p>\n

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Still the dream remained.\u00a0 After talking to some more folks, she applied with another (unnamed) airline.\u00a0 They, too, offered her the position (after a long process).\u00a0 She hesitated, then a friend offered this simple advice, \u201cIf you don\u2019t at least try this, you will always wonder\u201d.\u00a0 She accepted the offer.<\/p>\n

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She is a training, even as I type.\u00a0 The stress level is a bit high.\u00a0 Long days of training, lots things to learn, little free time — it is even difficult to get in breakfast.\u00a0 Probably the most stressful part of the training for my sister is the requirement to get at least 90% on all examinations.\u00a0 It has been a lot of years since my sister was in formal schooling.\u00a0 Tests can be intimidating when you haven\u2019t taken one in a long while.<\/p>\n

If you fail a test (i.e. score less than 90%) you get one retake.\u00a0 If you fail the retake, your training is over, you are sent home.\u00a0 Two girls went home this past week.\u00a0 My sister got a 100% on her exam.<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dictates a lot of the standards and policies in flight training.\u00a0 The airlines add their additional requirements.\u00a0 Why the big fuss over tests?\u00a0 Because people\u2019s lives are on the line.<\/p>\n

I will say that again, people\u2019s lives are on the line.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aviation is fun, but it is not fun and games<\/em>.\u00a0 The pilots\u2019, the mechanics\u2019, and the flight attendants\u2019 number one priority is to get people from Point A to Point B safely\u2026no one gets hurt.\u00a0 That requires a lot of professionalism.<\/p>\n

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Webster defines profession as, \u201ca vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science\u201d.\u00a0 Those that work in a profession are defined as, \u201cthe body of persons engaged in an occupation or calling\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Isn\u2019t that the type of person we want in the airline industry?<\/p>\n

So aviation is a profession and that starts with at least 90% on all exams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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