Originally Posted by
Ravenwing
14 CFR 121.436 Explains the requirements to upgrade to captain under Part 121. You may be able to count 500 hours of military time towards upgrade which would make you eligible to upgrade after 500 hours. It’s possible they will prioritize training those eligible to upgrade sooner like the AA wholly owned are in an effort to create more captains in a shorter period of time.
I appreciate you pointing me to the pub. I looked it up (and for those other prior mil pilots who may be interested), it specifies the ability to use military PIC hours towards the 1000hr requirement. Up to 500hrs, like you mentioned.
"For the purpose of satisfying the flight hour requirement in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, a pilot may credit 500 hours of military flight time provided the flight time was obtained -
(1) As pilot in command in a multiengine, turbine-powered, fixed-wing airplane or powered-lift aircraft, or any combination thereof; and
(2) In an operation requiring more than one pilot."