Sure, that's true, but the FAA isn't going to bang its head against the wall if they're only getting 5/18 people to facilities because half the graduates quit. The amount of money spent on 13 people to get zero out of them is nothing to sneeze at. It takes 3-4 months for each class to graduate, thats a lot of per diem, instructor time, and facility maintenance for only 5 people. Sure it'll take awhile but if a ton of people quit they won't have much choice when millions are being wasted and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the previous format