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Originally Posted by fightandflight
I guess I just don't buy the "potential but not enough experience" talking point. In the military, you get thrown into a staff job from school or a flying assignment, often (as in my case) after the person you are replacing already departed the fix. One day you are flying, and a month later you are briefing the under-secretary of defense. You dive in and you learn the job - success or failure had more to do with work ethic and character than job experience. Maybe the experience that matters most is the experience of accomplishing difficult tasks, solving difficult problems, and achieving difficult goals.
Getting matriculated here pretty much means you’re a high achiever and have a solid resume. I’d wager most of the pilots in this group have the attributes you list above. Those attributes are not what matters most but are, in fact, the bare minimum set of requisites for the job. DB has all that AND tons of relevant union experience. Only argument for the others is a vote against the status quo, not for the other candidates themselves.