Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
Strike one Not an ex-military pilot. That is one strike against you.
Strike two You don't come from a prominent aviation family with strong ties in the airlines. That is strike two.
Strike three You have a DUI, are overweight, no college, older than most, took to long to upgrade, was fired during initial training at a regional, are not overly attractive, can not play golf, Lack people skills, HR gal was having a bad day and a huge number of other silly reasons that you can have your dreams rubbed out.
It is possible to get hired at a major with three strikes but not very likely. If anyone does a little research on new hire classes at the majors it becomes easy to find a pattern.
Skyhigh
While YOU are sitting here typing about how people have strikes against them, THEY are out there crossing them out. They are putting time between them and their DUI, they are losing weight, they are taking night classes for their degree.
They aren't from a family of aviation but darnit, they are out there networking and meeting people and getting into an airline's inner-workings through internships, through throwing bags and taking lessons, and being in the right place at the right time.
They aren't military and they don't need to be, 'cause half the pilots hired these days fit that bill.
SkyHigh, you could have been so much more than you are right now as you read this because your attitude totally sucks. And from what you wrote in strike three, it sounds like you are an ugly non-golfer who has no people skills.
Direct your abundance of negative energy to something positive in YOUR life.