Originally Posted by
DrunkIrishman
There are 25,000 active duty mil pilots vs 18,000 regional pilots. Maybe it should be 60/40 mil vs civ hiring. Just sayin.
There are also a lot of cargo, corporate, expat, etc pilots trying for the legacy jobs too. Also, those 25,000 active duty aren't all applying and retiring right now, some have 10 years left before they have the option to transition. I wonder if the 25k number includes drone pilots...