Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
It just amazes me the bitterness that some civilian pilots have towards military pilots.
I'm being honest here Joe, I can't help it if my first airplane was a DC-10. And after flying a DC-10 for eight years making up to 6 digits, that I really don't want to go work for your commuter airline making 20 ... 30 grand? You wouldn't either. And as long as the majors are recruiting me to work for them, that's where I'm going.
Why is it that many civilian pilots can't respect the 8 - 10 years that we military pilots put in and they feel that we should start at the bottom? Where is this entitlement that the list for a major starts at their commuter company? Makes no sense to me. The military AND the civilian commuters are BOTH stepping stones to the majors, but the list starts at the major.
<opening up a can of worms>
-FATBOY
dude, i think I speak for most to say there is no bitterness from civilian guys towards military. I don't even think it crosses many guys minds. Hell from what I know it's not 8-10 years anymore but 12-14 which is too bad because that's a lot of probably good guys who will just stay in and not come out but you can't blame them. Tack on the high cost to learn to fly civilian and the regional stagnation we'll be lucky to get good guys in the field at all.
But I love military stories. But it's funny, AF guys talk about training and Germany and T38s. The Navy carrier guys just smile, they're happy they lived and there stories are awesome. The P3 guys act like they just came from rancho relaxo and their fun to hear too.
And the civilian guys have good stories too, there is a Dal 73 guy who had Megan fox knock down his door. That guy rocks.