I'm not really sure what you are getting at here but I'm speaking of cadets that are affiliated with bona fide pipeline universities. These universities undergo a rigorous review by the carrier that it is affiliating with. The carrier wants to ensure that the training delivered prepares them for all aspects of 121 flying from day one of training. That's the reason these guys show up so prepared and understand completely all the concepts. Unlike an RTP guy for example. This guy has been flying "the military way" that has nothing to do with 121 flying. It's a whole learning curve to get the guy there. Not to mention, they've been flying helos which is totally different animal and another learning curve and transition. In addition, in the past I've seen a carrier be patient and get the RTP guy up to speed and finally after a period of time, he gets it. Then, he drops a 2 week notice to go to a place like Frontier or Spirit. Seriously. Leaving a flow to AA for example for a bottom of the barrel outfit AFTER the carrier was so gracious in extending every courtesy possible to get them to where they needed to be. Meanwhile, the cadets have grasped the concept on day one and MAY even be junior to an RTP guy in his class. Fortunately at some places this has been fixed with the cadets being at the top of the seniority list of the class drop. It's absurd though that the cadet may be further ahead of an RTP guy hired 3 months ago who is still struggling. That's my whole point.