Originally Posted by
LivinTheDream28
No doubt flying fighters is more difficult and probably takes more skill, but what are you being hired to do? Not fly fighters, but operate in the 121 environment as safely as possible. While military guys are usually great sticks, put them on ORD ground in the middle of a blizzard and good luck keeping up. My point is, we all have different skills and to say one side is better than the other is stupid. The military guys in our class struggled more than everyone else, not because they were bad aviators, but because they hadn't been through a 121 training program. Who do you think has an easier transition, a 10 year RJ capt, or a 2000 hour military fighter pilot?
Yeah, this issue is worth dropping! As a non-military pilot (but with military background), I know their training:flying ratio is far higher than the civilian side. I have no problem with it.
Either way, your opinion, and mine also, are irrelevant since the airlines seem to be happy accepting lower hours from the mil pilots.