Originally Posted by chazbird

Why is having to know or flown with a CAL a pilot in order to get an interview a good thing? This may indicate: they don't know how to screen pilots properly themselves; or, they have plenty of applications but are maybe a bit lazy. By the way, IO psychology studies reveal letters of recommendation, when compared with more thorough evaluations, are poor predictors of future performance, in fact, I believe they are the worst. If CAL does a thorough evaluation after a letter of recommendation what does that say? Welcome to the club? Defending this issue is a bit odd, considering there's no "requirement" to have flown with (or even to know) a military pilot prior to UPT. I'm sure CAL hires a few "unknowns" - maybe to avoid lawsuits?