Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Your opinion is delusional. Nowhere near all the military pilots leaving the service come to any airline, many and generally most find careers elsewhere. And most if not all rotary wing guys go first to a regional - not to a major.
But you miss the significance if Rickair’s draining the accumulator analogy.
The average military person being hired today went to UPT over 10 years ago, many over 20 years ago. The military has been training at less than previous rates throughout that entire period of time. The accumulator is running out just as the deep and is ramping up.
I just based my opinion on past actual numbers and knowledge of the military pipeline and available pilots. For every 2 people I know that got hired by a major airline after separating/retiring, I know one that is still waiting on a call or with a regional. I guess that makes me delusional that this supply will dry up.
Your statement of most pilots find careers elsewhere may have been true when the airlines paid crap and were not hiring. That is not the case these days.
I don't know where a rickair post is, but the military will continue to make pilots and they will continue to separate at a high rate. The accumulator is not running out. Over 2000 military pilots available each year is going to continue until the end of time.
I separated at 13 years, and many more have done so and will continue to do so bearing a $100k per year increase in military pay or a $100k decrease per major airline pay per year.
I believe it is delusional to think that military pilots will not continue to seek per pay and quality of life. The supply IS there.