Originally Posted by
dera
The point I was trying to make was, that spend your short time at regionals wisely. If you fail in training, it will slow down your progression.
These guys were all mil aviators (from very varied backgrounds. C130, 737 etc). Point wasn't that military guys aren't up to it (which would obviously be completely false), but that if you have a fresh 121 failure, it will likely outweigh your military background for a while when moving to the big league.
Yes a training bust will set them back for sure, and I counsel all of my young guys on that when they take a regional class date.
Originally Posted by
dera
I don't believe the mil guys go straight to the big 6 with zero 121 time and no ATP. You need ATP to even start the application.
The majority of airline-bound mil separations right now get picked up by a major. They have to get their own ATP first, and there are programs which provide that service. They don't need any 121 time.
The younger folks with less total time due to some career diversion, or too much helo time, or a black mark are the ones going to regionals.
Right now, even non-current, retired senior officers are getting scooped up. Recency used to be a show stopper, but no longer if your whole person package is good enough... they seem to be using rank to quantify that now.