[Silverdrake]

Formal degrees often mean less than squat in a technical field. Forex, for the same job I did in the Navy, civilian companies want at least a Bachelor's degree, preferably a Master's. If the guy is a typical S&M -- consenting adults only, using proper controls -- it's none of my business, and my concern is, does he know his stuff, and will he do the job?

[spycatcher]

From a previous thread on this -- He really knows his STUFF:

"...McGeorge estimated that a suicide bomber could smuggle at least a single bar of C-4, a U.S.-made plastic explosive, measuring about 1.5 inches in diameter and 7 to 8 inches long. That would yield something in comparison to a pound of dynamite, he said. "I would say, you could smuggle about three pounds vaginally and a pound anally," McGeorge said

[gaspar]

Formal degrees "often mean less than squat" in a technical field? Well, a plumber might say so, but try and get a job at a major DOD, AEC or DOE institute with that belief and no advanced degree.