Just curious, but where do folks learn swept wing jets if not in the airline world? The flying slots in the military are really measured in the hundreds or low thousands, at best.

Most (quality) part 91 jobs involving jets are far more competitive than airline jobs and 135 jobs can be very sketchy, unless it's a reputable fractional, in which case it's also probably more competitive than an airline too.

Speaking of military, it would be interesting to find out the average time of the military pilots flying fighters and heavy jets. They seem to do it pretty successfully without requiring thousands of hours.

It's all in the selection and training IMHO, not necessarily in a metric set at an arbitrary number.

FWIW, I've flown with relatively low-time pilots might not be great because of low time, but they learned fast and do not require 'basic training'. They do great. And I've flown with 10,000 hour folks who scare the crap out of me.