Originally Posted by
deadseal
Yes they do and yes they should. I didn't want to feed your trolling appetite on your last post, but I will now. Having done both I can state factually that military training is much more intense with much higher standards. It's not about the people, it's about the program. There are dumbasses and quality folks in both mil and civ.
Trolling? I'm not sure how you got the wrong impression of who I am or my intentions.
I simply made an observation. Evidently a misinformed one. You provided an explanation. In turn, I made another observation. This diversion of topic was started by others (we started out talking about EMB 190s and who is "good enough" to fly them). I was pleased to see most folks putting the military/civilian issue to rest. Now to my regret, I mentioned something to the effect that even if we as pilots are "over it," evidently an air carrier is not (wherin I cited Skywest, and later the FAA).
You're awfully quick to jump on someone who made zero inflammatory comments. I appreciate your respectful correction regarding the FAA minimums. Not sure where you're coming from on this one.