Interviewed yesterday PM. Only five in our group.
Myself; Army C-12 IP and civilian King Air
Navy P-3, Now reserve and KA 350
AF F-16 pilot, retiring
AF C-130 pilot, obligation up
The AM group had 6:
AF heavy pilot, mid career
AF F-15 pilot, retiring
Navy P-3 pilot retired, flying King Air, I think second interview
Civ heavy cargo
Civ heavy cargo, now flying Lear
One other guy, didn't get a chance to meet
EVERYONE in recent interviews have type rating and early availability.
They told us, as previously posted, 11 and 18 Dec classes of 30. The Jan class will be (I think) on the 2nd with 30 as well. More interviews and classes to follow. Either "several" or "couple" hundred to be hired. They anticipate continued hiring for a while, due to retirements and other attrition (medicals, etc) "for a while", but not huge numbers. The November DB will included everyone interviewed on the 6th and earlier. Our DB will be early December, and a few MIGHT make it to the 18 Dec class. Based on that info I'm guessing 150-180 on Nov DB for 50-60 hires, or roughly 1 in 3 per interviewed.
Old gouge is pretty much accurate as far as format, questions, etc.
There was only one "interview" that was an HR and pilot, not multiple individual interviews.
They wanted a year by year break down of past one, two and three years and then also a total of the entire five years. Wasn't too hard to do and the logbook guy had his calculator, but if I had on one of my sheets, it would have made things smoother. One of the other guys was surprised by this as well and the log book guy seemed to think we should have known.
They have plenty of water, coffee, peanuts and pretzels. I flew in in the AM and went straight to the HQ on the SWA shuttle, thinking I could eat at the cafeteria, but not an option for us as indicated in previous years with the all day interviews. There are also no vending machines available.
Felt pretty good about the two on one interview, indifferent about the LOI and not at all good about the log book review, which should have been a non issue.
Hopeful, but not real optimistic, especially as I don't have any inside letters. Several friends of friends, but no one that can really could vouch for me.