Should sponsors be held the same standards as teams?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Tottanka

And are there any negative consequances in having an x-Firster working as a Mecahnical Engineer for Marlboro of Smirnoff?

Setting aside spelling and grammar issues for a moment...no, I don't believe there's anything inherently negative about working for such a company.

Focusing on spelling and grammar issues for the next moment, I believe you meant to write consequences, ex-Firsters, Mechanical, and or. I'm not usually a stickler for correctness, but that question had an unusually high density of typographical errors.

On he contrary, having a Firster there might bring some sort of a change to the companies face, but even if that does not happen, First has produced an Engineer out of this partnership, which is what FIRST is all about, isn't it?

FIRST is not about churning out engineers for sponsoring companies to hire. It's about promoting a culture where engineering is celebrated, one where science and technology get the same recognition as athletics and entertainment. Within our community we already have engineers and scientists as celebrities. FIRST is all about extending that to the rest of the world.