It’s understandable. You’re brought up in a culture bred to convince you you’re the best, and many of them are. However fighter aviation is very canned and scripted in the larger picture of aviation and some of them don’t quite realize what they’re getting into. Spending months going to/from the whiskey areas and ranges is very different than launching on a domestic four day from ORD in Feb. Airline training is geared towards cost effectiveness and getting you legal to produce revenue, military training is not. Your experience is gained on the line, you leave the school house knowing what you need to be legal, not necessarily proficient. For a retired O-6 you need to think like a 2LT and be ready to be the new guy, some can, some struggle. They both have their challenges and dynamics, but there is almost no overlap. So long as you show up ready to learn and convince yourself “I don’t know dookie about this” most will be fine. You’ve already proven you can fly and learn.

Before you flame me I came from the fighter world.