Originally Posted by
AF2Navy
Cookenbauer - don't sweat the small details. Apply with your appropriate credentials and I am sure things will work out for you. As has been said many times, apply everywhere and take the first class date available when offered to you!
I would imagine a company such as FedEx understands that an IP coming from VT-31 has the same skill set as an IP coming from VT-35, whether you are a wise owl or a stingray, YOU will be a great asset to your future employer, best of luck!
....."props full forward, 3 down/locked, review me complete"
I appreciate the positive response
It actually doesn't directly apply to me...I'm not at the VT's...but I have a sibling who will be in the next year and it's up in the air which squadron he may be going to.
Like others have mentioned..there have been plenty of T-44 guys hired in the past, but I believe this is a new change. I think there has always been some kind of 12,500 number that applied, however FedEx used to recognize it as a different category (the whole Civvie 12.5-40k OTHER category) and it didn't really apply to military fixed wing.
But now, the minimums are clearly stated on the website...and often enough, you need the mins to qualify...especially if you NEED to count those hours to make the cutoff. In my opinion, there is a huge difference between already having what you need and supplementing with valuable instructor time that may or may not count. Since everything is computed by a magical gee whiz computer...I'm just fearing that your application could potentiall get lost in the shuffle because it never pops up in the first place.
The dropdown menu in the profile has both versions of the T-44A and C. And they both get listed as UNDER 12,500. To me...that does not seem like a trivial detail...unless you assume that military exemption applies and therefore the website is all about generalities. And no one knows right now.
Same goes for the T-38 for the Air Force guys. It also lists the time as Under 12,500. Once again, as far as I know..this is completely new on the website profile page.
Why emphasize over 12,500 to qualify 1500/1000 if it doesn't matter?
In the end, you are probably right. But guaranteed answers on the issue are much more comforting