This case essentially removes engineer from the list of recognized professions. That club now only belongs to the doctors and lawyers. Even hairdressers cannot call themselves such without state recognition.
The guy didn't claim he was licensed. All he said was "I'm an engineer". All the court said was "He can say he's an engineer".
This doesn't sound very problematic to me. Like, presumably you'd ask where they were licensed, right? You wouldn't just accept anyone who said they were an engineer, and then rely on the state to issue a $500 fine to anyone who dared use the "E" word without being licensed in the US?
Steam locomotives aren't commonly used anymore, so I assume you're making a joke about somebody on a train being a "firefighter".
Why are US train drivers called engineers?Having a ChBE BS, I am an engineer (although no longer working as one). I am not a Professional Engineer (not a licensed PE). There’s a difference - doesn’t mean I should not be able to call myself an engineer, and I’m sure others w engineering degrees would agree
I am also an engineer and approach the world with an engineering mindset. And I would never use "Engineer" as part of my title. For me, once it becomes a title/capitalized, it's no longer an adjective but a designation.
My first initial is D and I use that instead of my first name. When people address me as "Dr Casey" I correct them on that too.