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Originally Posted by supersix2
I think its foolish of him to cut NASA's budget to fund education in science and math. Its counter-productive you give kids a better opportunity with science and math but you hurt the industry that relies heavily on people who are good at science and math.
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The Aerospace industry is facing a significant crisis, particular in the United States, over the issue of recruitment and retention. The biggest problem is not training, education, or even pay and benefits. It is the sense most young people have of the industry being a moribund place where they will have little opportunity for initiative or to make a difference. The thought is that it is an industry afraid to take risks, unwilling to fund new ideas, and closed to inventiveness and entrepreneurship.
You can train all of the engineers you want, but if you do not give them even the hope of ever seeing their dreams take flight, why would they seek to join such an industry?