You guys are a crack up. SC people aren't smart enough to build planes cause they're Republicans. Funny stuff there.

I went to work at Boeing about 13 years ago. To get hired I attended Boeing's training class, 6 weeks of unpaid training at the Auburn facility. My 8th grade metal shop class was more intense. Boeing training consisted of learning to drill holes, measure, drive a couple rivets by hand, and cut some metal. Pretty strainuous stuff. The real purpose of the class was to establish who could show up to work on time and follow simple directions. When I started at the Auburn plant I was placed in the Welded Duct building and I built titanium ductwork for the 747. The majority of my co-workers were also new hires. The mantra preached by the "veterans" was "slow down, you will work yourself out of a job". 2 years later I was laid off and I used my union education retraining benies to become a residential appraiser. The medical then was nice, the 401k was nice, watching the politics and other BS go on was entertaining, but as a whole I don't miss it. BTW, my starting wage as a grade 4 mechanic was $13.15 an hour. I was at about $15.25 when I left.

If the folks down south can build rockets and cars, I'm sure they can be taught to assemble an airplane. The foreign car companies sure seem to think so anyway. Toyota and BMW aren't kicking in the door to set up plants here but Sonic has no problem opening a few drive ins here.