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Today's pilots are among the most closely watched and regulated professionals in any industry. They must pass a rigorous physical twice a year, undergo frequent safety checks and endure random drug and alcohol tests, and they are constantly monitored by other pilots, airline management and even flight-data recorders...
Even though the Bush Administration considers inspections a waste of time, it is stuck with going through the motions. Before inspections begin, the U.S. has to figure out how to impose a sufficiently rigorous program. In the wake of Saddam's sudden pliancy, French diplomats pushed a plan to send...
“It was a very strenuous, rigorous selection,” he said. “We wanted to see that there had been some teaching experience. All of the candidates are strong researchers.”
For several years, the Faculty has barred financial or other direct University support of ROTC due to its discriminatory “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy towards homosexuals. Under the current system, students at Harvard who wish to participate in ROTC...
Ben Anderson, 55, chief inspector for commercial operations at the Ambassador Bridge, is watching from about 15 ft. away. "Inspectors typically have 25 to 30 seconds to make a judgment about whether a driver is telling the truth," he says. "A lot of what we do is just common sense...