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04-30-2018, 05:29 PM
#31
Furloughed Again?!
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,795
Originally Posted by Burton78
Meh. I used to share that sentiment. I think e6b trumped him on that supposed accolade a long time ago.
04-30-2018, 05:55 PM
#32
Strike averted!
Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,638
Simply put, I don't see many military people whining about civilian pilots and their quirks on a routine basis on these SWA forums/FB Contract page.
04-30-2018, 06:22 PM
#34
On Reserve
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 13
If *****ing about mil vs civ in a 737 or in general actually effects your life you are a super inexperienced aviator. All flight decks are different, the guy you think is a ahole, prob thinks your a dork or visa versa. Here is a tip, jot it down mmmkay. Next time you feel like you have a problem with that mil or civ, smile, think about the other things in your life, and kill with kindness, move on. That’s the move boys, and old men.
05-01-2018, 09:45 AM
#38
New Hire
Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 1
Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan
Flew with a Captain this week who, coincidentally, I had also flown with at another major pre-9/11 and we got to talking about this one unique and surprising characteristic of SW pilots. We both thought before coming to SW that the pilot group was largely cowboys and laid back good old boys. Neither of us was prepared for the significant military presence and influence.
But what surprised us most was how many of the prior military folks had a tough time letting go and assimilating into 121, instead preferring to join this ‘subculture’ and behave as if the airline were simply an extension of the unit from which they came. In rare cases even choosing to continue using their callsign.
But what surprised us most was how many of the prior military folks had a tough time letting go and assimilating into 121, instead preferring to join this ‘subculture’ and behave as if the airline were simply an extension of the unit from which they came. In rare cases even choosing to continue using their callsign.
Zap seems like a guy who appreciates reasonable dialog, so I’d like to offer a perspective on callsigns.
For the majority of pilots coming from a fighter background, please don’t take the use of a nickname as a desire to bring military culture to the airlines. It’s simply a name that they’ve used for years in daily interactions with friends and colleagues. This isn’t Top Gun where a callsign is a cool way to pick up girls at the bar (most of the names aren’t that cool anyway). It is, instead, a name that you’ve been called by your brothers and sisters when celebrating the highest highs, lamenting the lowest lows, and everything in-between in an extremely demanding and dangerous area of aviation. If you had grown up with your family and friends calling you Zap and you wanted me to call you that as we get to know each other in this business, I wouldn’t begrudge you for it at all. If I asked you to call me by my nickname, it’s not because I want to fly the 737 like a fighter or turn the airline into a squadron. It’s because I value you as a co-worker, friend and someone who will have my back like I’ll have yours.
Note, this is merely a comment on callsign use. I think it’s less related to ‘letting go’ and assimilating into the 121 ‘subculture’ than some people think. As to other ‘significant military presence and influence,’ I haven’t been around long enough to know.
Happy to be here, and I’d love to hear some stories about flying the 19 seat Jetstream between Altoona and Pittsburgh.
05-01-2018, 11:39 AM
#40
Furloughed Again?!
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,795
Thankfully, ‘Hollywood’ works for the competition. 
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