Everyone likes to rag on young new pilots that go through PFT for their lisences. People say they are not qualified for the jobs and that they dont have experience. I thought about this the other day and have a question.

WHat is the difference between a 23 year old that goes through all the ratings to get commercial multi and CFI at a school (Flight Saftey, COMAIR,ALLATps, etc) and comes out with for example 600 hours and gets a ajob flying CRJs. Whats the difference between him and the 23 year old fresh out of AFROTC who goes to LAckland AFB and flies a T-37 and eventually a T-38 and onto a C-130. Both are 23 years old. Both have low flight time. WHy do we rag on the one and praise the other? In fact not only is the 23 year old AIr Force piot flying sophisticated equipment at a young age and low time, he is carring munitions aborad his aircraft and can fight with his aricraft ( a fighter not a C-130)