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06-24-2009 | 05:16 PM

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I don't know which one is worse:
1) Their hiring update is that outdated.
2) You actually took the time to post it on this forum.

Stay professional!

06-24-2009 | 06:36 PM

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I miss that place.....mmm maybe not!

I do miss working in mx there though. Lots of freee flight time!

06-24-2009 | 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoilers

Yes, it's "Delta Connection Academy". Don't tell me you went to "The Academy" when I ask you where you did your flight training. "The Academy" to me means Air Force Academy.

I have always been curious about why people have this train of thought. If it isn't OK to say "The Academy" when speaking of DCA, then why is it OK to say "The Academy" when talking about the Air Force Academy. Is West Point, VMI and others not an Academy? What makes the Air Force so Special to have reserved the right to be called The ONE AND ONLY "Academy?"

Just curious......

06-24-2009 | 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboDog

He didn't say it wasn't ok for others to call it the academy - he just said that TO HIM it means the AF Academy.

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"The Academy" to me means Air Force Academy.

To me - though not a graduate - I think of the United States Naval Academy

Btw - isn't VMI an 'Institute'?

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06-24-2009 | 07:40 PM

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The 'academy' is just a nickname. The US military institutions are all highly regarded, prestigous institutions that are selective, and very challenging. Delta Connection Academy is a puppy mill, that will guarantee you any pilot certificate as long as you can pay their bills. DCA is anything but an 'academy'. They dont update their hiring news for a reason, because they will blatently lie to keep their students coming and pumping in those horrid amounts of money.

You wanna talk about safety, lets talk about a pilot getting a job at a regional after getting all their certificates in 90 days. Great concept! Flying is kewl!

06-24-2009 | 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Convairator

You wanna talk about safety, lets talk about a pilot getting a job at a regional after getting all their certificates in 90 days. Great concept! Flying is kewl!

Academy doesn't work that way, but I agree..90 day zero to hero's are useless and don't belong in the industry.

06-24-2009 | 07:58 PM

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The Air Force Academy does not do flight training... they do screening for potential Undergraduate Pilot Trainees that learn to fly after their time at the Air Force Academy.

I've NEVER heard of anyone getting all of their certificates and flight time to meet most regional requirements in just 90 days, that's the exception... not the norm.

06-24-2009 | 08:02 PM

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The Air Force Academy does not do flight training... they do screening for potential Undergraduate Pilot Trainees that learn to fly after their time at the Air Force Academy.

I've NEVER heard of anyone getting all of their certificates and flight time to meet most regional requirements in just 90 days, that's the exception... not the norm.

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that the USAF Academy does screening for potential USAF OFFICERS - some of those just happen to go on to UPT?

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06-24-2009 | 08:10 PM

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Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that the USAF Academy does screening for potential USAF OFFICERS - some of those just happen to go on to UPT?

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Sure YOU could, but I didn' say that - I was implying that the "flight training" that is being done there is screening for UPT (for those that want to be pilots). I wasn't including ALL USAFA Cadets, just the one's that want to attend UPT. Does that make sense?

06-24-2009 | 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Santa

Sorry...guess I'm just part of the Officer first crowd. I've always been told (and yes I do believe it) that the academies (and other commissioning programs) were screening for officers.

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