Originally Posted by Vincent Chase

And most airliners have different stall characteristics than swept-wing high performance jets. But having had the chance to see straight wing and swept probably gives a bit of advantage to mil pilots (that, and the fact that many airframe types actually do real-world stall training.)
For example, if I tried the rudder dance in a MD-88 or 717 at high AOA, it's not like it was in the high performance jets I flew in the military, and might actually shear off the tail in some regimes.