Originally Posted by
BCDurbin
The Military's Salary is fixed by the Government is it not? That's the only way this would ever get done. One entity telling us how much we get paid!
...That's where you enter "yeah right" - BCD
Obviously this is not really going to happen, but...
If all airline pilots were offered federal government employment today, with full bennies and retirement, I would vote yes in a heart beat. Mid-grade military pilots can pull well over $100K, but they don't have to put in 10-15 years of dues-paying to get there. I'd take the bird-in-the-hand approach.
Military pay is pretty good for officers (which is the pay grade range airline pilots would be in), and the military does not have any labor rights (no unions or strikes). We would still have that, probably not much more limited than the RLA.