Originally Posted by
dfwflyboy
lol I didn't realize military carries 50-76 paying civilian passengers around :P It's easy to not care about 400 hours when you just eject and there's no one to care about besides me, myself, and I.
and XJT hires new FOs from the military (that are just getting recency from us) and the are awful. Most can't talk on the radio....."wait, who is this? Ground? what do I say to them?" "what do I tell ramp now? where am I?"
This is the single most inflammatory thing I've ever heard. Every single person who is new to air carrier ops is going to struggle getting used to the flow. It doesn't matter if you're a military pilot, a corporate pilot, or a CFI. It's a completely different world. Military pilots don't fly into O'hare or JFK. They are too busy getting shot at where there is little to no infrastructure. And anyone who says they are "awful" has no concept of what they are capable of. If anything, most civilian captains I flew with were incompetent and some of the worst "leaders" I've ever seen. They can't express what they want so they just do it themselves. I'd be willing to bet that you think 25 hours of IOE is enough to cover all the bases of every situation you could experience and you shouldn't have to give tips or help out the FO after that because you "aren't getting paid to do that."
Most military pilots could fly circles around 10 year captains at the regionals.