Originally Posted by HighFlight

I'll put it to you the same way a HR person put it to a group of us in a seminar a few years back. The #1 reason why military guys are preferred as new hires (in ANY industry, not just aviation) is because they know how to show up to work. Sometimes, on time, but quite frequently, ahead of time. Or words to that effect, it has been several years and MANY margaritas ago. Also, a lot of military pilots had aviation as their second job. Their first job was leading people or some sort of management skill set. The majors all want that in their future pilots. A pilot can fly a plane. A leader can fly a plane and lead people. Strive to improve your resume along these lines, and you may not be waiting nearly so long as that guy who has 10,000 hours TT yet cannot get an interview.



Also, everyone knows that a military pilot has been thru some of the best flight training in the world. Doesn't mean that every graduate is top notch, but the training was.



There are great pilots from every corner of the industry, and there are duds, and douches, as well. Civilian, foreign, and domestic civilian. Why can't we all just get along?