From the article: "United briefed its future demand at 530 pilots per year for the next 20 years with no growth... Another interesting point, based on United data, it estimated 80 percent of former military pilots eventually join the major airlines. It [United] expected to “capture” 15 percent of that pool, or 186 in 2013, making up almost half of its proposed hires in 2013." I think it's interesting to see behind the curtains of what they're planning.