The FAA’s Hiring Scandal

Complaints about controller shortages and 6-day weeks being the norm and whatnot go back into the 00s.

Why the hell was anyone doing anything to restrict the hiring and onboarding pipeline in the first place?

The alleged motivation barely even matters. Heck considering the attrition rate of the career path it would arguably be acceptable if they juiced their hiring pipeline with their preferred demographics. I've seen companies do this and be better off for it. But to do so at the cost of missing qualified applicants is egregious.

Do you honestly believe that hiring rate is determined by DEI departments and not budgets?

Do you really, honestly believe that the FAA was using these practices to hire less people and not just hire the people they want to hire in the limited positions?

Why would they go to such absurd lengths when they could just say "we can't hire more people because we can't afford it"...