Pilots, you don't count... that one obviously takes a few years in multiple forms (school, smaller planes, maybe some military in there for good measure).

For everyone else, how much did you have to train for your job? I'm trying to get a position at SkyWest, but on an old thread here someone was saying that SkyWest in JAC (I think it was) would require 5 weeks of training? That's gotta be a typo, right? Or maybe for a weird position? Especially on a part-time $8.50/hr position, as a cross-utilized (ramp and customer service) agent, I'd imagine it'd be quicker than that. I'm a full-time student, but I think I could miss classes for a week if I talk with my professors in advance (I almost never miss classes, so I'd miss an expected number of classes for most people but all at once).

I figured I'd see what you guys think, and it might even be an interesting conversation, especially with different positions (FA, anyone?)

Personally, when I was a QSA at NW, I had a week of training. For those that aren't familiar with that position, QSAs (quality service assistants) escort unaccompanied minors making a connection as well as adults that can't read signs when they enter airports (read: all of them, besides the elites). For the most part, there was getting used to the MSP airport and its layout, basic rules for customers (usually, we'd refer them to CSAs anyway) and our rules, along with basic procedures for Unaccompanied Minors. There was also getting our badges (airport security and airline ID) and the training involved in that and standard airline tests we had to take (which included such questions as whether or not it was appropriate to lift a wheelchair-bound passenger by the buttocks to get them in their seat, even though we had that duty outsourced to an entirely different company.

By the way, I should have a pretty big update on my getting a job on Monday evening