Originally Posted by
rickair7777
4) Mil pilot recruiting... if they have to start on low paid RJ's with crap schedules, a lot of them won't bother. You'd still get 32 y/o O-3's's willing to pay dues for the long-term payoff, but retirees will probably get jobs in other sectors (which they can do easily).
I disagree. Delta B717/A220 FO pays about the same as most RJ operators are paying these days and they do just as many short legs to CHA, TYS, etc.
Most of the guys retiring from the mil have pensions so they aren’t really worried about that first year pay like the younger guys are.