I've also heard that rumor but I don't think it's true. One of my friends was hired at DAL last fall and was in a class of 29 of which 26 were prior military and the other 3 consistent of a preferential interviewee, a regional CKA and a regional pilot/manager. I believe it's just a numbers game at this point. You have maybe 200-300 G4 apps mixed in with 10k+ regional, LLC and corporate apps competing for the 5%-20% of each class that doesn't go to military or preferential interview.