Originally Posted by
John Carr
To parse through some of the bovine scatology of what's going here, I'll interject this;
There's really ONLY ONE TREND, it's someone that can't simply check their ego, show up ready to learn, and do a good job.
It's NOT a mil/platform/service vs. civ thing, AT ALL.
It DOESNT matter if it was a "f-teen bro" or a "tanker bubba". It DOESNT matter if it's a former corporate guy, 135 guy, single engine freight guy, or whatever demographic you can think of. NO ONE wants to hear the pilot lament about "ya know, back in the Lear/Cheifton/freight/corporate/C-one/F-teen/super/mega/stealth/hawk/D-model squadron it was like this blah blah blah......" as they're screwing up a radio call, checklist, visual approach, or whatever. And sadly, when you get hired at a legacy, LCC, SLF company, whatever, it'll be THE SAME.
Worst case;
I remember having 20 something year old FO's go on and on about how he doesn't need to upgrade, because his buddy got hired at (legacy airline) with only a few thousand hours and he thinks he will too. Maybe he will. I ALSO remember flying with a mid 30's-mid 40's fresh off the military's rectum guy going on and on about how it's a slap in the face that he's at a regional, all his "bros" are at (insert airline) and he should be too. It swings BOTH WAYS.
At least I knew I'd be saving money on the trip. LAST pilot I'm gonna be buying beer/coffee for as I slam-click.
And to interject another point. You've had the BEST training in the world, there's NO DOUBT. But I'm sorry, you're simply not experienced enough in the 121 world to be a CA right out of the gate. Doesn't matter if it was at a regional flying the pretend Barbie Jet with only 50 of a legacy's customers on it or a 777 with over 300 of the legacy's on it. That may be hard to hear, but coming up on 20 years in this game, that's JUST THE TRUTH.
As far as your q's about quality of life, etc, it's all been covered and beat to death adnauseum over the various regionals.
Try to find the one with the quickest upgrade, where you won't have to commute, etc. if you hear of one that has "staffing issues/problems", that just means you'll get to fly a lot. And usually upgrade quicker.
And MOST IMPORTANTLY, start networking your rear end off, NOW!!!!!
If you haven't already.