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I am not an american. But how many 78 year olds are working at missile defense companies as engineers?
by constantcrying 3y ago
I am not an american. But how many 78 year olds are working at missile defense companies as engineers?
- atonse 3y agoProbably not a lot but given how specialized that work is, and how high the clearance levels probably are, my guess is it’s also a much, much smaller talent pool.
- asynchronous 3y agoSecurity clearance work in any capacity is already a very small pool
- MichaelZuo 3y agoA very limited pool could imply <100 people total, alive, who are capable of doing the work.
- atonse 3y agoExactly, they have to pass the clearances even before you consider how good they could be at the job.
- Robotbeat 3y agoMore than you’d think. The average age of, for instance, NASA Langley civil servants is mid-50s IIRC.
- tivert 3y ago> I am not an American. But how many 78 year olds are working at missile defense companies as engineers? It kind of makes sense. A lot of military equipment is old. The front-line US land based nuclear missile entered service in the early 60s. If you got an old guy around from the early days, he might be valuable for filling in gaps in knowledge even if he's doing little else. Though I'd expect that military and defense contractors are a lot better at documenting important decisions and reasoning than the typical half-ass private corporation.