Originally Posted by
sanicom3205
Very often? More like 95% of the time lol. I can only speak for one company but I can tell you that going to a certain flight school changes absolutely nothing in the selection process. The vast majority of people conducting the hiring process are military/the vast majority of people hired ots are mil. Maybe you guys know about hiring at a company that's not AA?
Most companies, pre-covid, were deliberately try to strike a balance between mil and civ. Mil guys were getting harder to find, and I guess they didn't want a rep for "hires only fighter pilots" which would discourage qualified civilians from applying. I certainly prioritized my app updating based on know hiring practices.
AA knows they're getting a lot of civ via flow, so they're apparently trying to maintain a cultural balance by hiring mostly mil OTS.