Was in MIA last week and heard we're losing 5-10 percent of the new hires after a couple months on the line. So you might still be competing with 7 or 8 of them.
I've heard the same. If anyone reading here is looking to enter the ACMI world please take the time to read the thread over in the hiring section:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/hi...ir-hiring.html
It's a long read (149 pages thus far) but contains a wealth of info. More to the point, you'll find that it's no secret that trips are long, schedules change daily, and with heavy crewing you may get two landings in a good month. The good far outweighs the bad and these are minor irritants unless you aren't used to or not prepared for them. Also, in the interview process the company will bang that drum over and over again. You will hear, "is being out on the road 17 days going to be difficult for you or your family?" more than a few times during the day. Please take the info to heart before entering the fray. For every one of those 10% who discover all this was true and leave shortly after obtaining their expensive 747 type rating there was one person for whom these things truly were no obstacle that didn't get the call and would probably have been a good fit.