Originally Posted by
Zenofzin
I was only commenting on his post regarding American, guess I didn't know about the numbers of guys struggling in training and being fired on probation like apparently you do.

. Only know what I see on line and new guys coming from 121 backgrounds and higher time guys are really great to fly with when they are brand new on the equipment. A number of guys I've flown with from fighter backgrounds have really low time and experience like 1200-1400 total time over a 20 year career, and it sometimes shows, especially with weather, MEL and operational issues, but they are all sharp guys and catch on, just a bigger learning curve for some. IMHO. I felt like CAL did a really great job of every class being a mix of 121/military/charter/corporate/regional backgrounds. Seems like each class was a few of each.
Agree on all...
So if you're in favor of the even mix of new hire classes and the end results why would you then hamstring guys based on background in your other post?
Btw Anyone that finishes a 20 year fighter career with <2000 hours didn't try very hard, especially with the OPTEMPO of the last 15 years.