If you check, DOD, USArmy, under Biden lowered standards for helicopter pilot candidates.
I’m an old USAF pilot and IMHO those lowered standards were reset to dangerously low. Flying a helicopter is every bit as challenging as flying a 747 or an F16, and the flying environment has gotten a lot more challenging since my days,
Hiring and training of air traffic controllers changed in the 1980s when 50% of air traffic controllers walked off in a wildcat strike. Failing to heed then president Reagan’s return to work directive they were fired. To fill the sudden shortage, controller training was accelerated. Even with the acceleration it took years to return to full staffing. I don’t know if that accelerated training was ever relaxed.
DOT accident investigations often list systemic failures as partly and occasionally as primarily responsible for aviation accidents. Like when crews fail to follow standard procedures or checklists it’s often a result of lax oversight and supervision.
