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Old 06-26-2021 | 05:52 PM
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Smokey23
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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis
Just a side question from the outside, but I constantly read on here about the AF subculture from what I assume is the PHX base. Is it really that bad? My outfit has a good mix of civis and mil guys and girls, but the "kernel" attitude doesn't seem to follow the mil guys into the airliner cockpit.
This is just one long-time squadron-dweller's opinion (sorry, there I go again!), but it really isn't that bad...or at least as bad as it once was. I love to make good-natured digs about the PHX domicile demographics as much or more than the next SWA pilot, but it is well on it's way to being a dated stereotype. Back in the 90's, however, The Luke Mafia was no joke and it's members accounted for an out-sized % of the domicile. They produced a few real winners that gave the whole base a bad rep that unfortunately persists among many to this day. I think the company's hiring methods have gotten better over the years at filtering out the 'was a good $hit back at the Unit' types who used to be able to come aboard largely based on the stack of LORs from their fellow Luke alums. Just like at every airline, every SWA domicile has their % of problem children....the PHX % continues to shrink, IMO.
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