Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
Real gracious of you to think that civilians are "capable of being a superior pilot." And who died and made you the judge of picking out superior pilots?
No one here is disputing that military training is second to none.
Are you saying they are not? Or are you trying to read more into the statement than there was? My post was in defense of Civilian pilots.
I was trying to be gracious. I have flown with plenty of guys at XJT that would make fantastic Military pilots. I know quite a few Mil guys that would be crappy Airline Pilots. Notice I tried to make it abundantly clear to those incapable of critical thinking, by putting in ALL CAPS my opinion that becoming a Military Pilot is an OPPORTUNITY for the fortunate, not a birth right of "superior" people. As was posted earlier, most of us are responding to the earlier tone of the thread that Mil pilots are crap.
Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
Bottom line, superior training in the military, and unique types of flying experience in the military but at the end of the day who is smarter depends on who is defining that term "smarter."
Nothing I have said contradicts anything you said. Why again are you attacking my post?
This is a discussion forum you know, you can be the thought police and respond like that to any thread: "Who died and made you the judge of...." I guess by your reasoning only HR departments should be on here expressing their opinions and judgments on this matter.
Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
read my entire post, try to understand what I am trying to say and then decide.
Likewise.