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I know someone going through flight school right now who largely reached the same conclusion: that soon, we'll have next to no inbound new pilots, because Gen Z and Alpha are diagnosed with various mental conditions at high enough rates (in hopes of getting treated, which we should be encouraging) that FAA medicals will become less and less likely.

The FAA needs to get its stuff together in this regard, and quickly.

>>klardo+(OP)
I was diagnosed with ADHD because I asked my doctor after someone on the internet spotted some symptoms and told me that ADHD medication might help. I don't think it's specifically the newer generations but rather just the present times of having access to information and opinions through the internet. It's not just trendy to have a mental disorder, it's just people are learning about them who otherwise wouldn't have.