Originally Posted by
Hiphop
Just a word of advice for the guys who have gone to get there 737 type or who are thinking about going to get their 737 type. Be extremely careful with that type rating you could get labeled as a southwest guy. Granted there is nothing wrong with being label as a southwest guy they are great pilot group over there. But be ready to explain why you got that kind of type and expect to be asked about going to southwest and be extremely adamant about not going to southwest. I learned over my short lifetime that the 73 type is bad news with all the other airlines out there it like you going to having a strike on you before you even start to bat. Now granted, you can knock the interview out the park an still get the job but realize your walking in with strike one.
This is extremely true and while I haven't experienced it at an interview, I was asked about Southwest in particular during a job fair with another airline.
When I was getting ready to get my ATP, the education office at my base told me the GI Bill wouldn't pay for just an ATP, that I needed to do the type rating as well. So, I explain it that way.
I would still do the type course again though, as a military guy, the brief insight I got into civilian training was priceless.