Originally Posted by
Big Perm
I know tons of dudes but most that come to mind had army fw time or went AF air guard to get fw time before getting hired by a major.
There are a ton of rw guys who are at the regionals now because of these rtp programs. They will start hitting the majors in about two years.
Same with Air Force and Army FW. Even before RTP was a concept, there were still military helo pilots getting their certificates on their own dime or with their GI Bill and going to the airlines.