Originally Posted by
Airbum
I don't know from the OPers statement whether the pilot was trying to hide the military service. I would hope not. Lying does get one fired.
My comment was rather that it was a very questionable behavior and possibly illegal if the pilot was not hired because he/she served in a protected military status.
Like others above stated .... good luck proving it.
Not condoning illegal activity by any HR department, but reality doesn't change because somebody passes a law against it. I forget which state legislature had a bill to change pi because 3.14159..., was such a difficult number to expect school kids to learn, but it wouldn't have worked even if they'd passed it...