Hacker15e

I understand that's what you may prefer, but you will get substantially better mileage being 100% upfront with it, both on the application and when asked about it at a job fair or in an interview. I think that's especially true as a retired military dude who probably already has a lengthy aviation resume.

I personally know guys with way more substantial black marks on their records (aircraft accidents where they were found at fault, military guys grounded by FEB/FNAEB, a guy with jail time from a reckless driving incident) who were all hired at major airlines in the last 3-4 years. All of them were totally out in the open about it, and all were both called for interviews and hired.

They may not have been hired from every interview they were called for, but as they say, if they call you for the interview it means they've accepted in principle whatever is on your application. All of them eventually landed jobs at legacy or cargo carriers.

Plus, you're not fooling any airline recruiters/interviewers with the "I resigned during training" thing. With only a few exceptions, this generally means resignation in lieu of termination. Your employment at whatever airline you left is a matter of PRIA record, so anyone looking at your application or interviewing you is going to know exactly what your very short employment probably means.

Bottom line, there is nothing --nothing-- to be gained from not being upfront about it, and absolutely everything to lose.

You'd be surprised at how many airline pilots have skeletons in their closets and black marks on their records. Recruiters and interviewers have heard -- and hired -- a lot worse than what you have.