Originally Posted by
USMCF18
I know currency will be an issue and a regional may be unavoidable. What will constitute current? I have been flying bug smashers here, have my own single engine "complex" airplane and have access to the aero club twin, but I doubt any of that will help.
At United's military hiring webinar last year, they said,
"to be considered current in UA's eyes, you must have 100 hours of flight time in the last 12 months in something more complex than a Cessna 172."
On the other hand, there are plenty of datapoints showing that guys who have not been in flying jobs at retirement (up to even a couple years' worth of desk-drivin') have received interview invites to the majors/legacies.
Ultimately, you just don't know what they'll think.
Apply now, and keep doing whatever civilian flying you can in the 15 months until you retire. If you get a call in the next 15 months from a major/legacy, great! If not, be prepared to go to a regional, get valuable 121 experience there, get multiengine jet currency, and work on getting a call to a major interview.
Did you take the ATP written in '14 before the rule change? If not, you're going to have to figure out how to get a CTP course before taking your written (there are a couple other threads on this to read...).
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/mi...ew-system.html
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/mi...onals-pay.html