Originally Posted by
Terrain Inop
MoP is right, hiring is a moving target. If you're just starting down this career path get your ratings and your bachelor degree. Get your degree in something that you'll complete. Network along the way, you never know who might be your next chief pilot. Keep trying to improve yourself. Keep some sort of journal that you can reference when you prep for an interview that has good stories for tell me about a time questions. Own your mistakes and grow from them.
This job is a rollercoaster. Despite all the bi@#$ing on this board it is still a great job with an office view that can't be beat.
To piggyback on TI and MoP who give great thoughts, I applaud you taking the initiative to ask questions before you make big decisions. Sounds like you've taken the "get your degree" advice to heart. Good. It's not the key to getting hired, but it would be the key to NOT getting hired if you didn't have it.
I don't think it's 50/50 military anymore, but that's just a guess on my part. I think it's more regional pilots, but that's just from my non-official observation of who the new hires are that I'm flying with. Lastly, be humble, listen to advice from folks who have been around for awhile but don't be afraid to question things that you don't understand or don't make sense, and be thankful that you're coming on at a GREAT time! HALF of our list is gone in 10 years