Originally Posted by
Rhino12
It's funny to me that most non mil guys think when I/we mil leave we sit around and drink beer all day at the SQ with our bros. Give me a break. You try staying current on a military jet with 6 pages of currency items and an endless myriad of ancillary training that only seem to get longer by the day. Unless you have walked a mile in our shoes you have no room to judge. I chose to serve my country instead of chasing an airline job.
Between a family, a civilian job, and my/our mil commitments there is no way to make it all balance without mil leave unless you want to tell your family that 2 jobs come first and they can settle for what is left (nothing).
Funny I have never heard a CA at my 121 carrier say they love flying with a smurf jet driver over a mil type. Get off the "mil leave" types. You clearly have NO idea what you are talking about. Companies know what they are getting into when you hire USN/USAF/USN. Pilots and yet it doesn't stop them.
"But I flew Delta passengers." Who cares. I don't care if you flew POTUS. May the most qualified be called and hired. Hours does not equal experience. Being a Major regional carrier does not equal an "earned" interview/position." Get over yourself.
Whoa buddy!! I've read all 90 pages of this post and I don't see anyone harping on us for taking mil leave. I think some guys just advised against asking how soon can you drop mil leave while at the interview. That is just having some common SA.
I get it, I'm a full time Tech in the ANG after doing 11 years on AD. Yes we are busy but I haven't read where bro's were calling us out. Just think if you were an airline hurting on pilots and trying to run your company you wouldn't want to hire the guy waiving his hand from the back row asking how soon can he drop mil leave. That's like being in a sq and the dudes shows up right out of RTU before doing his initial checkout but is already asking to take 30 days of leave. Yes they are entitled to it but is it smart, no.
I read what your saying but I don't think anyone was calling is out, just forewarning us.
Cheers.