I are jus' a dumb ol' retired mechanic (not technician), and retired Construction Mechanic First Class in the Seabees, and licensed A&P mechanic (not technician), with considerable experience in aircraft design, modification, and structural repair.
When the NIASE certifications first appeared, the company I was working for at the time decided it wasn't worth it to pursue the certs. From what I have seen, I agree with them. I have found little to be impressed by in ASE certified "technicians". I was once a Maintenance Foreman for a Fortune 500 company, supervising the maintenance of an entire plant, as well as several hundred units of rolling stock varying from Workman bicycles to an SW1200 locomotive.
I, too, agree with the Texan.
I once read somewhere that the much referenced weight label is just like the materials label on a pillow. The ultimate consumer can remove it and throw it away. Is that true?
