Originally Posted by
SVTCobra
My opinion that you can never change is that the majority of the FDX pilot group are former military and they are given a preference over civilian more times than not.Once again, my OPINION ONLY!!!. So feel free to educate me on the ratio of the two.
My new hire class had 27 pilots. One was all military time, four were all civilian (Part 121) time, and the other 22 had some mix of civilian Part 121 and military.
So, my class breaks down like this:
All Military 3.7%
All Civilian 14.8%
Mil/Civ mix 81.5%
or
Those with some military flying time in their background: 85.2%
Those with some civilian flying in their background: 96.3%
Obviously, FedEx has a preference... in that there is a good mix of both. I have flown with both, and have friends who are both, and to tell the truth, it doesn't matter. Except for those with agendas.