Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
Which regionals, specifically, "won't even look at military"?
I personally know military guys (both current pilots who've separated and non-current retirees getting back current) hired at Horizon, Compass, SkyWest, ExpressJet, and Republic just in the last 12 months.
I have not heard any regionals in the current hiring environment turning down qualified applicants because of the fear that they'll run off to an LCC/major/legacy in less than a year. The regionals I mention above all noted to the respective guys they hired that they are happy to get whatever time in the seat they can from guys coming out of the military. They know the deal, and they're willing to take the risk to fill FO seats with guys who are going to pass training and fly the line.
This is from a few of my military friends who said when they went to a job fairs that Horizon and Skywest were the only ones that would talk to them. They said the rest of the regionals told them they were 'over qualified'.