Originally Posted by
dwightkschrute
Yeah I should have thought a few seconds longer about it before I posted. But mil guys get awesome benefits and retirement. Regional AND mainline pilots get lousy pay AND no benefits or retirement.
Mil Guys also get the pleasure of getting shot at aswell I am not going to turn this into a Mil/Civ issue its like comparing apples to grapes. As far as justification for military retirement and benefits, your risk of becoming a POW or MIA or KIA is fairly slim flying 121 if your 121 job merit the same compensation I think you should have to go true SERE training Water Survival and the host of Schools before you even set foot in a flight deck, ok rant over but I hope you see my point.
Fly Safe