Originally Posted by
Han Solo
Complete waste of money. If you're a regular guy with an internal recommendation you're extremely competitive, roughly half of DALs new hires are military and almost none have a type rating for a plane in DAL's fleet. And even if you did happen to already have a type it wouldn't matter, your initial training would be the same as the guy who didn't.
Mr. Solo is correct. All you need is an ATP. Use your GI bill to get one if you were unfortunate enough to not do it before the rules changed a few years ago. Also, have you considered PALACE FRONT or PALACE CHASE to get into a reserve unit to fill your 20 years and apply, like, I don't know...NOW?
Seniority is everything in this business. If you wait, you lose. You might consider getting a guard or reserve TR job, while applying to Delta, then get on the line a bit, done with consolidation and probation, then go on mil leave for full-time orders to finish out your 20. I know, Delta hates that, but it's doable from your (and your family's) perspective. Meanwhile, you hold a line number and it goes up as people retire.
Just a thought.