Originally Posted by
AFdude412
Save some of that humility for yourself. Mil guys do get the calls. Just about every part timer in my squadron has moved on to the legacies. Only a couple of us remain at XJT (because we are on mil leave).
The OP stated that he is trying to cover his bases as best as possible, even considering two regionals. His humility is probably intact.
Of course the legacies love hiring from the military. And is your argument that it is less likely that XJT pilots that have never flown in the DAL or AA system, still have a better chance a being hired than a military guy?
Here is a quick stat I could find.
AA January 2020 class breakdowns: (Source - TPN)
69 Mil
22 Envoy
08 Piedmont
10 PSA
23 Other Airline
02 Corporate
The numbers don't lie.
Of course the airlines love the military guys. But even your numbers suggest that it's pretty evenly split between military and civilian which is different than when I got hired 30 odd years ago when it was probably 80/20 in favor of the military.
For the record, I'm ex-military. My observation is that it's a pretty level playing field these days. Being ex-military doesn't give any tangible advantage - any more.