Originally Posted by MilidarUSMC

its not that they look down on it, its just taht they dont want people who have the experience of flying acting like they know everything b/c flying a jet or a helicopter is much different from flying a cessna. its the same as learning to shoot, normally people who never touched a weapon before shoot better than those who have gone to the range b/c they havnt picked up any bad habbits or headstrong ways.