Yup, another thread described that SWA People Department simply flushed the list to reopen for all. Comments here indicate this is recent industry practice.

As to getting typed, well, do you want the job? With the stacks of apps in the PD right now, which stack do you want to be in? The "Ready for Newhire Training" stack or the "Not as Serious About The Possibility of THIS Job" stack. Simple as that.

My Newhire class was 50/50 civ/mil. My impression was most were in the 2008 season. I discount the must be 5/6 mil arguments.

I only had 8,000 mil transport hours. So I clearly wasn't quailed for the job. Must have been my personality.