LOL that wasnt my point. the post i was responding to suggested that the check airman must have been a CFI because he was a good instructor. I was simply stating that you dont have to have prior instructing experience to be a good check airman, and i cited the military as an example. not trying to start a civilian vs. military thing because i believe theyre equally as good, just pointing out that military instructors usually have no CFI time and can still get the job done.