Originally Posted by
jonnyjetprop
This isn't a bash military pilots response. What I have seen is a bitterness on the part of those military pilots who desire to work at a major and haven't been able because the airlines aren't currently hiring. I sense that some (a minority) feel that they should be working instead of those currently hold the jobs. I see this when you see threads on the senority system and I have seen it in real life too.
There are many pilots who have paid their dues. Military pilots will be the first to be hired when (not if, I'm an optimist) hiring starts again.
Then those feelings are driven by the market.
No different from a pilot who feels he has spent his time (dues) in some other type of flying job that usually leads to a major and then isn't able to because of hiring trends or market conditions. By reading threads on APC it doesn't seem to be a military pilot problem - but an experienced pilot problem.
USMCFLYR