On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:05:59 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote in .com:

it *is* refreshing that Lock/Mart is hiring only Private
Pilots (or better) to be briefers.

Where did you hear that?

Cherokee Pilots Association talk, put on by Lock/Mart at the 2006 fly-
in.

Pretty close, but being an airman is not actually a requirement for
becoming a flight service specialist:

http://www.afss.com/field/?sp=20070306
Newly hired flight service specialists are required to have an
aviation-related degree and/or aviation experience. Being a pilot
is preferred, but is not necessary.