Nobody, without a college degree, can be considered a true engineer. That is simply a bastardization of the English language. There is a mental discipline in undergraduate engineering that can’t be replaced. If you want ANY respect in the engineering field a degree is mandatory. I have never heard of a manager in my field without at least a 4 yr, engineering degree. If it ever got out that somebody faked that, the shit would hit the fan.
That’s funny.
Engineering is doing - not a piece of paper.
BTW, what’s your field?
So out of curiosity, would you consider Nicolaus Otto to be a “real engineer’?
How about Wilbur and Orville Wright?
How about Thomas Edison?
Hmmm...