Very impressive and very competitive! Hang in there.
I would suggest getting more LOR's, but not nesesseraly from Delta pilots or from within Delta. Have people who know you well write you recs - even if they are not in this industry at all.
A rec. from a college professor or a Chief instructor (if you are a civi) will go a long way as well.
Also maybe a career fair will help.

Good luck and I am sure you'll get your shot!

Update your application frequently!

It's a pain, but that's really it.

Cheers
George

An internal memo stated the the majority of new hires had graduate degrees and according to the latest seniority list it looks like the average age of new hires is in the 35-40 year old range. Also, at Delta it seems like 1/2 the new hire slots go to military pilots. After flows and military it's a long shot for getting called in no matter what your background is. Hang in there and keep trying.

That may be the average age for new hires including military and flow throughs, but I think the off the street civilian hires median age is a bit lower. The 9/27 class average age for civilian hires was probably about 30.

Any Delta new-hires care to shed light on the company offered health care options compared to TriCare?

I'm still in the Reserves (i.e. not retired) so I have access to TriCare for myself for $50/month or for myself and wife for ~$190/month. My wife is currently covered by her work (free) so I've been paying the $50/month for my own TriCare.

1. Is it worth staying with TriCare and turning down DALs coverage, or vice versa, or even keeping both?

2. Is there any financial gain turning down DALs coverage?

Thanks in advance.

Cubdrick

edit: I'm a SELRES drilling a few days each month and am eligible for TriCare Reserve Select with the option of including my wife/family. Beginning Indoc on Monday and couldn't be more excited! Thanks for the responses so far and those to come.

I'd think Tricare would be MUCH cheaper then any equivalent DAL offers. FYI, most of our plans require a minimum $15 co-pay for Tier 1 medication. I think Tricare charges $3. Plus, the premium for you and spouse for an equivalent plan will be over $190 month.

Hopefully a retired military guy will chime in as I'm just an AF brat.

I went with Tricare Reserve Select for my medical, and I get my dental and vision through Delta.

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There's more to the equation than meets the eye. Are you a traditional reservist, AGR or IMA. IMA mandays are being gutted starting this year. In fy12, they are projecting them to be about 1% of what they currently are. I think for tricare, you have to at least be on duty for the month to qualify for the $50 so if you arent on duty, no medical coverage.

I also have access to tricare, but actually do the DAL gold option with tricare as a backup. The HSAs are not at all compatible with tricare.

The above is good info, a buddy of mine is a newhire and I was his only internal but he had multiple outside recs and they talked alot about them in his interview from what I was told. Good luck, and update update update

Where do you have outside recs send a letter? I have multiple outside recs listed with their phone numbers and how long I've known them but don't know how they'd send something in.