Waaaaaaa. Such is life. We could have all gone the military way yet we didn’t. We can start an argument about who is more qualified: a mil guy dropping bombs in Iraq, or someone like myself (like lots of others out there) with many types, thousands of 121 hours, and more approaches into the NY metro area than one can count.

However, it won’t change anything. It is what it is. Its not even the fact they are veterans, because honestly, screw the people that play that card. I am a veteran (non aviation) and have never used that to gain anything major in life other than a 10% off here or there. And to be fair, I don’t think the vast majority of mil guys that are hired at the majors do so either. If the finger has to be pointed somewhere, it should be at the people that do the hiring.

As a side note there is a whole other extreme opposite. I’ve personally know of a 24 year old Delta new hire. RJ guy, 0 TPIC, no fancy college, dad was not VP of flight ops. Just right timing. So it goes both ways.

In the end it’s all a lottery. Keep playing, keep a good attitude, and you will get the call. You should also befriend that guy interviewing..you never know....