Originally Posted by
OscartheGrouch
Just as you have said that AT is not an OJT training mill. Neither is SWA. If your former FO's didn't have CAPT time it matters not. They at very least had the PIC time required. Ever wondered why they got the call and not you? Might have nothing to do with a green card.
If CAPT time was a requirement than I would have been out of the running because all I had was single seat fighter time. Very deficient flight time quals, but somehow I slipped through.
The Oscar
The answer is obvious, it depends upon who is actually on the hiring board. Unfortunately, this leads to obviously biased hiring boards which lead to poor results down the road ie; Delta in the 80,s, AA in the 90,s, Fed EX recently wrecking DC 10s at a record pace. United, well, enough said.