Originally Posted by
CoefficientX
After 19 years in the right seat of my major airline I can say I see no difference in airmanship between civilian and military. I’ve flown with excellent captains, military and civilian and I’ve also flown with not so excellent captains, military and civilians.
Let’s not make the assumption that all pilots tried to get in the military and only the best made it. There are plenty of outstanding pilots that had no desire whatsoever to join the military.
Lots of chest thumping going on here. After 19 years of observation from the right seat I can say to all the ex military guys who think just because you are ex military you’re better than the civilian guys........you aren’t.
Seriously? You saw his comment as chest thumping?
Basically what it boils down to is that a
1. military officer in his 30s has done much more than just fly a plane.
2. They’re a known quantity. There’s a huge difference between North dakota and a mom and pop FBO, there’s even a difference between Purdue and Embry Riddle. You don’t see those differences on military flight school with the exception of the Navy vs the Air Force