Originally Posted by
Thunderpig
For one, the military is no longer professionally run...the shoe clerks (like the bean counters here) have taken over and turned it into a nightmare. Training, agreed...AF pilot training is certainly manned by people who care and work hard. Nearly flawless MX...umm, yeah...not quite. If it were left up to the crew chiefs to get the job done, then maybe...again, idiotic shoe clerk managers spoiling the show. The AF, like Allegiant to many of you, was the place to be but now is removing all that was once good, for the sake of a few people who wouldn't win a trophy if everyone didn't get one.
Maybe, but your perception is skewed, trust me. The one thing the military has going for it is the continuous turnover so no matter how bad one leader is there's a chance that the next one will be better. That and there is not an insane drive towards ever increasing profits, in fact the military actually just wants to perform to it's budget so that they can ask for more next year, that's the way you grow government style.
Both recce and any mil retirees should be good candidates at Spirit and Jet Blue as well if you are aiming for a small carrier that serves Las Vegas. I'd even apply to Alaska and SWA but they may be larger carriers than you are looking for. Last option would be Hawaiian as they are a smaller carrier that has lots of service to Vegas, you'd have to commute but at least your pay would trump what Allegiant is offering.
The only way for Allegiant to get the message that what they are offering is not kosher is for pilots, especially retiring military ones, to quit applying and accepting jobs there.
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