Thank you so much for writing about the Professional Operator certification (TPO, September 2023, Let’s Be Clear, “Where Are All the POs?”). I was one of the first Class 4 operators in the program, and I was excited to finally have some comfort in knowing that I wouldn’t be limited forever to my home state of Ohio. The promise of easy reciprocity sounded great, and I appreciated the consistency and authenticity of the test.
I am not an engineer, and I don’t aspire to become one. One of the greatest pieces of advice I got when I came up through the
