Originally Posted by
flightlessbirds
well it depends if you think mil aught to cut in front of the line or not...that’s a value judgement apart from the issue of a common list.
If you think they should, the entry point could be determined.
If you think they shouldn’t, they enter with everyone else.
If you think the size of the industry is much smaller post-COVID,the Cessna folks might not get in the door at all.
None of this really argues for or against a common list — just implementation details.
The line cutting argument is why a brand seniority list wouldn’t work. The military pilot serves for 15-20 years, multiple long deployments, hazardous conditions, massive amounts of training and leadership development. The civilian pilot starts the same time at a regional airline, receives good training, and builds the necessary experience to start at the legacy. They both took different paths to get to the same point, a new hire class at a legacy. The military pilot isn’t cutting in line, and the civilian pilot didn’t take the easy route. Requiring military pilots to start at the bottom of the regional ranks after serving a 20 year career would be unacceptable.