Not shooting the messenger here, but that is a pretty hypocritical statement for somebody in the DAL hiring food chain to make. It was OK earlier this year to make new hires sit for 6 months in the DAL pool, but now they don't want to interview/hire a military person because he/she might have to start class 3 weeks/months later than what DAL has available?

The getting out of AD timeline for a retiree is extensive, we can't just give 2 weeks notice like a regional pilot. I'm glad DAL has reduced it's pool wait time to what it currently is, but in order for somebody retiring to meet this time table, they absolutely have to jump without a 'chute on the HOPE that maybe DAL MIGHT call them to perfectly line up retirement/separation date and DAL training. I certainly hope more clear minds prevail and this does not become DAL policy in regards to granting mil interviews.