Looks like they figured out what they needed to know, if that's how you reacted in the interview... Chances are they could care less how many high schools you attended and were probably just gaging your reaction to a potentially probing personal question.

 

Before I go on... remember the point was a response to the person with the application question.

Now, this was what was SAID:

HR: Why did you go to two diff. high schools? Did you have behavioral problems?

Response: My family moved to a bigger home which was out of the school district. No, I do not have behavioral problems.
( I guess a USN letter of commendation and USN good conduct award-indicated on my appl. wasn't a good enough indication of my character.)

Again, I think it is great that someone is paying attention to detail!

I was given a compliment on my logbook and application BTW!

 

Wow, I guess no one remembers the Dragon Lady at UAL. They were famous for confrontational interviews.

 

Bleagle - if that got under your skin, you probably are not going to like the airline training environment, or line flying, as a new hire First Officer. Everyone has good days and bad. Flexibility, understanding and a thick skin go a long way when it takes interaction with a dozen or more folks to get your jet off the gate. As a new hire - your work load is entirely up to your co-workers. You turn on the hydraulics when the rampers want it, if you don't get their version of a standardized signal, you may get a very colorful introduction to local culture. You are responsible for following a standard procedure and have to esablish communications, or brief the signal. If you get mad, it only wastes your time and distracts your attention - you don't extra time, or SA when you are new.

Your "HR" guy might just be a very senior Captain, or soon to be head of your fleet. The previous recruiting manager, is now 777 Program Manager. It is a risky game to label anyone here. Delta, like other successful companies, provides opportunity for sharp folks to rise to increasing challenges in management. As a new hire FO, the best pre flight check is to keep the ears & mind open and temper in the inhibited/wired shut position.

At the risk of stepping on a mine, I see applicants (myself included) who were fairly high up the chain of command at their previous jobs have a hard time adjusting to being at the bottom as a new hire pilot. IMHO going from the Left Seat to the Right Seat is more difficult than the upgrade was years ago.

 

Good advice Bucking Bar.

 

For a military guy with no civilian experience which aircraft at Delta are referred to narrow body wide body etc? Trying to keep up with the verbage. Thanks for the help.

 

Most airlines refer to narrow body as anything with one aisle and wide body is anything with two aisles...B-717/727/737/757 are narrow body and B-747/767/777 and I think 787 are wide...DC-9/MD-80/88/90 are narrow and DC-10/MD-11 are wide...A-319/320/321 are narrow and A-300/310/330/340/380 are wide...Did I get that right?

 

Sound wisdom

 

Anybody else get the call for the Dec class? So far I see it's FlyingViking, SatchIP and me from APC. There are a couple of others on FI that have posted they've been called too.

 

It's funny this got under your skin. I would have just laughed and said no my parents moved. Just because the USN thinks you're a great guy does not make you above reproach and doesn't necessarily mean i want to be stuck with you on a 4 day trip. I mean what did you think, the answer to every personal question should be "well, look at my Navy letter" i suspect the question was more about your reaction than the facts involved. And congrats on that sharp logbook and app.