Many of you remember author Tom Wolfe’s book and the movie titled The Right Stuff. The story chronicles the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the selection process that they went through to be chosen by NASA.
As we all know, our industry is faced with a significant number of openings in the not-too-distant future as operators retire and move on to their next chapters. How will those hiring their replacement define the qualities that will give them “the right stuff?”
Technology
Probably the biggest change new operator trainees will face is the need to use technology. Communication and electronic capabilities have progressed to the point




















