Puddytatt

Maybe a little humility wouldn't hurt to start...

FangsF15

Oh please. This is an (mostly) anonymous online forum. You have no idea what CAFB is like IRL from a handful of benign sentences. Besides, he’s not wrong.

Tropical

Uh... you serious, Clark? Is this trolling?

Hold on just a second. This guy literally said that because he's a 20 year military veteran, he doesn't think he should have to take the same tests everyone has to. I guess Delta should just salute him and put him in class? And you're defending this?

This is the ultimate stereotype of military officer douchebaggery when they try to flex on the civilian world. We really have enough of that at this airline already.

Thank you for your service. Now get in line with everyone else, Colonel.

Buck Rogers

What kind of test do the flows have to go thru?

Tropical

Straw Man Argument.

But I'm not in favor of the flow either.

Buck Rogers

Not a straw man. Delta has shown that they will use "past service" by reputable sources as good enough for background.

He askes what is a fairly common sense question and then you go off on him and jump to a lot of pent up anger. I think you used the word douchebaggery? Yes I see some of that, but I'm not looking at him.

Your posts this morning are full of vitriol. Hope you're not flying today, I'd hate to share a cockpit with you if this persona carries over to real life.

Tropical

Yes, it was a straw man argument. One you continue to attempt to argue. If you must go there, the Endeavor pilots flowing actually do work for our parent company and have a long record flying our passengers with success. USAF dude does not. So it's an irrelevant comparison (straw man argument).

He was totally a d-bag. He straight up stated that he shouldn't have to go through the normal interview process because his long military record "speaks for itself". Sorry, not sorry, but yeah, that reflects poorly on all military officers by perpetuating the "better than you" top gun stereotype.

Now you're judging me and my cockpit culture based on some semi-anonymous message board posts? Wow, you're really on a roll. Step away from the computer, Captain. Go get some fresh air. This isn't real life.

Papasmurf

What’s a PARB( sorry if already asked and answered)

Buck Rogers

Do you even see the irony of your post?
Come on, I know even you have to be smiling at the irony.
You managed to group ALL military officers into one pigeon hole of your perspective because of 1 single post by CAFB.
He stated an opinion that he thought it was unnecessary especially when hired by AA already. I can see how someone might wonder about that.

I can't understand your, "what appears" to be, deep seated "hatred" for ALL military. I think there is a term for what you are doing.

Meme In Command

His delivery might be a bit aggressive but he does have a point. None of our resumes on paper speak for themselves and they shouldn't. I am by no means speaking of CAFB directly because I don't know him, but I do know plenty of superiors with seemingly impressiver service records. You meet them or spend any time under their command and you realize they are parasites that screw others out of deserving opportunities to snag them for themselves in order to get that full bird promotion, or pin a star. Same way there are outstanding leaders that make sacrifices and good deeds that are not immediately reflected on their Evals. As far as the flow agrument goes, management enacted that, not pilots. Every pilot that is presented any opportunity to get to their desired airline should take it. If you disagree with that career path don't hate the player, hate the game. (For what it's worth, I am military and did not flow)