When I interviewed, the majority of military guys, in my group had multiple interviews/offers from majors. None of the civilians had that advantage. Fast forward to the first day of class. Out of 65 only 7 were pure "OTS". The rest were military or spent less than a year at a regional waiting for a major to pick them up. IMHO the ALPA stats are skewed. If I were to guess the majority of people who score apps are prior military. They are more comfortable giving the thumbs up on someone who's walked in their shoes. If 9/11 hadn't happened this thread wouldn't exist. Too many pilots sat in purgatory for 12+ years. Flying UAL/AA/DAL passengers though not afforded the benefit of a mainline seniority number, but literally eligible for welfare assistance. This brings up the underlying issue. LOYALTY. Pilots who jumped ship from regionals to LCC's, realized that the majors had no loyalty to the pilots who flew their feeders. They gained experience flying the exact aircraft that the majors flew. The hope, that this skill set would make them look even prettier to the majors. But the hiring practice changed.
Recently, from a historical perspective, Loyalty to a select few regionals has come to fruition. IMHO only due to economic reasons.

WarEagle you hit the nail on the head.
"The whole system is designed to reinforce their filthy addiction to cheap regional labor. They will hire as many military pilots as possible in the time of pilot shortage, because this forces civilian pilots to flow through their regional feed in order to make it to the mainline."

The Flows and SSP's have helped a few. But if the interview isn't successful the regional pilot has very little chance of actually getting an interview with another Major.

United has it figured out, a diverse workgroup, fosters leaders with many different backgrounds of experience. They'll be the ones to watch in ten years when current newhires start taking leadership positions.