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What exactly is the cost of an airline hiring a dude who is a reservist?
The airline loses availability due to the reservist often having "duty" on weekends, holidays and super bowl Sunday. Why take a guy that is not going to fly his seniority? If you need two for every one mil pilots you hire because they are not available, it doesn't make good business sense. When a company has to contribute to a b-fund each month for a pilot that doesn't turn a wheel that is an extra cost.
It isn't discrimination, it is smart business to hire someone that is actually going to be present and able to work for you. Being a MIL pilot isn't a race or a religion. This is not a discrimination issue. It is a business issue. With the level of qualifications coming from the regionals it will make a side by side resume comparison simple. One is going to cost the airline xx more to employ. The company chooses the best candidate that meets the standards and can be reliable to show up for a trip assignment.
The cries of "discrimination" are downright funny. All the airlines want is a pilot that is going to work for THEM. USERRA is a social handout for mil. The same type of handout you probably rail against when given to someone other than yourself. If there was a law to protect ditch diggers you would be aghast and up in arms at YOUR money going to such a program.
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Which one are you?
I have a list of MIL stereotypes. You want to pick one for yourself?