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Part of the reason SWA "favored" military guys was they didn't take the health insurance, saving the company quite a bit of money. I'm not saying that is AA's thinking but interesting point nonetheless.
SWA also forcibly pairs military pilots with prior 121 hires because they don't know what they're doing in training.
Part of TWA's demise was a ton of employees on the books that never worked. 1 out of 4 if I remember correctly. AA isn't a government agency; it can run out of money, it can go bankrupt, everyone can lose their jobs,
we must turn a profit to exist. A few of us have fairly vivid experiences of bankruptcies turning careers sour. If you want to flagrantly jeopardize that for your own selfish benefit then yes, you're putting everyone at risk.