L'il J.Seinfeld
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L'il J.Seinfeld said:Steve--in regards to the question of why you took time off after you left the Navy, I have a simple response for you. Tell the interviewer that after 4+ years of an unparalleled ops tempo in the military you decided to take a well-deserved break. I recently made the transition and got 2 of my top 3 choices (UPS/SWA). Network all you can, but you'll probably get calls from Atlas/Gemini based on your resume alone. I think you'd be nuts to go to a regional. No offense intended towards those at the regionals now. Don't sell yourself short and assume that every single furloughee would be hired before you. Their experience trumps you, but you offer an employer a clean slate. You would have no negative transfer from other 121 operators to unlearn. IMO military flying is 10X more complex than 121. Again, I am not insulting 121 folks I just feel military flying is much less scripted and dynamic. Also, consider a USAFR unit flying KC-135s. That can keep you paid while you job search.
L'il J.Seinfeld said:L'il J.Seinfeld said:Steve--in regards to the question of why you took time off after you left the Navy, I have a simple response for you. Tell the interviewer that after 4+ years of an unparalleled ops tempo in the military you decided to take a well-deserved break. I recently made the transition and got 2 of my top 3 choices (UPS/SWA). Network all you can, but you'll probably get calls from Atlas/Gemini based on your resume alone. I think you'd be nuts to go to a regional. No offense intended towards those at the regionals now. Don't sell yourself short and assume that every single furloughee would be hired before you. Their experience trumps you, but you offer an employer a clean slate. You would have no negative transfer from other 121 operators to unlearn. IMO military flying is 10X more complex than 121. Again, I am not insulting 121 folks I just feel military flying is much less scripted and dynamic. Also, consider a USAFR unit flying KC-135s. That can keep you paid while you job search.
Wrong. Military pilots are very good, but they're no better than well trained 121 pilots. In fact many former military pilots who flew large planes in the service have to actually build up time in a less desirable flying job in order to meet the minimum hourly requirments for many major carriers, so your premise of superiority is nonsense.