Originally Posted by
Fishfreighter
This may serve to keep pilots IN the military. How many TACAIR guys have 1500 hours at the end of their commitment? That's why the airlines in the past have multiplied TACAIR time by a factor of 1.2 when hiring. If the law is a hard 1500 then there are military pilots who won't qualify. And if they have to stay beyond their initial commitment then they might as well do 20 and THEN go to the airlines.
Military pilots only log "flight" time vs. civilian pilots being able to log time "as long as there are intentions of flight." Meaning that military guys are not allowed to log time for taxi, maint issues on initial start up, etc...
Just a guestimate, but I probably have in the area of 200-300 hours logged on the ground, however the "intentions of flight" were present.
This is why military pilots are allowed the courtesy of 1.1-1.2 multiple to their TT logged, and rightfully so.