Originally Posted by
gazoo34
It's funny the pilots as a group don't feel any obligation to help the younger pilots coming into the system. Having left the military I miss the comraderie and the support I gave and was given to the junior pilots. Part 121 pilots have an "all for me just for me" attitude and it's sad because this used to be a great respectable profession.
Pilots used to have strong unions that ensured the respectability of the profession, what happened?
Now you have unions voting in contracts that pay an FO, someone that has numerous lives literally in the palm of their hands less than the burger flippers at SEA. How does this happen I ask again?
I've asked this very same question myself. You already know the answer. Love of money and selfish motives are the culprit in every case. There's a common goal in the military and mutual support is the lifeline in and out of the cockpit. In the airline world, CRM/mutual support ends when the brakes are set and the L1 door is opened. You are absolutely right; we need a change and lose the "I got mine" attitude.