Well said, good advice. Transitioning from the military is a daunting step that requires adapting to a completely different set of rules, expectations and mindset. Fortunately most guys get the message and catch on quickly.

 

I checked out of this thread a while back. A few observations -
Zap is good people. He and I exchange texts often and he knows how I feel on the mil vs civilian subject. SWA has a subculture of Air Force fighter guys who are very into being Air Force fighter guys. They hired their own for a long time back when they were doing interviews at PHX specifically for Luke guys and so that mentality spread through the airline. Now, those guys have a lot of great experience and we all know they are great aviators, just ask them, but when you don’t have a diverse mix of people in your cockpits, that is a bad thing.
I think that trend is definitely in decline and having that diverse skill set is more the norm now than seeing a class of almost all military guys.
Alas, the civ vs military debate wages on. It seems like a favorite topic on these forums because nobody is furloughed and we all need someone to bash I guess.
Look, this is an exciting time to be an airline pilot and SWA is no exception. Things are great here, we have a great group of pilots, and soon we will all be wearing gold plated diapers.

I just finished training and depending on who I talked to we are either hiring 700 or 1100 this year. Best of luck to those who want to call SWA home. It isn’t without its warts, as I will be the first to admit, but I am cautiously hopeful for the future.

 

I've heard that SW isn't sending invites to former interviewees at this time (subject to change). Has there been a slow down in invites for those who previously had a TBNT within the last couple of years?

 

So has nobody heard from the latest window yet? This thread got way off topic.

 

Not sure when that supposedly started, but in my current new hire class several of us had previous interviews. I’d say it’s a rumor.

 

I’m still waiting to hear. I hope to soon.

 

Well that was fast. Expo gone in 15 minutes. Bummer

 

What??

Doesn’t open until 5/7 I thought.

 

It's hard for some people to read and follow simple instructions. Good way for HR to weed out people.

 

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So I've been invited to register with the hopes of getting invited to go to the job fair with the hopes of getting invited to the interview lol what can I say, I'll take what I can get