Originally Posted by
Oberon
My fourth 121 training (Delta) went a lot smoother than my first 121 training. In my case I've been operating in the Delta (Connection) system for most of my career. Delta procedurally was a new airplane, checklist, and slightly different manual organization. Everything is new for a military guy and they may not have the frame of reference to deal with training situations as efficiently as 121 guys.
The military guys catch up pretty quickly. I bet there is little difference by their first line check.
Just goes to show that I don't think a 121 guy is any better than a military guy and I don't think a military guy is any better than a 121 guy. They both bring excellent backgrounds and they both seem to catch up at some point. Delta must feel a little differently about it since 40% are flow 60% are OTS guys hired and of the 60% OTS guys, 50% of those are military. So only 10% of the OTS the street guys being interviewed are civilian.