Race Pilot
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- Jan 8, 2002
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dgs,
Don't worry about putting words in my mouth....you did but I certainly understand. That's one thing about the internet. It's a great tool but it's so easy to misunderstand someone when you can't see their face or hear the way the speak. All you can do is read the words and they are sometimes easy to misperceive.
As you noted, I am getting ready to retire from the Air Force. So I certainly do know what self-sacrifice is all about. Just ask many of the guys out there who could not put up with that sort of thing past the 10, 12, or 14 year point and left to go to the airlines. I stuck it out, tried to (and in many ways did) make a difference, and am very proud and honored to have given my country that time. I am not, nor have I ever been, about the money. I trust God with my life, including the financial part, and He has made it work out well for me so far.
I applaude you for speaking out for what Jet Blue is all about. That is the kind of organization I am looking for. I love hard work and I love helping people so it is the kind of place I need to be. What I was saying earlier though is that ATA seems to be the same kind of place. People enjoying helping people. Are there unhappy people at ATA, sure there is. Are there unhappy people at JB, yes. I had one interview with me at ATA because he had issues with JB, but I didn't let that sway me from trying to get an interview there. These were exactly the kinds of inputs that I was looking for when I made my original post. I want to know the "big picture", not just what my monthly paycheck will be or what my retirement check will buy the road. I have a wife and two kids, one of them going to college next year and the other three years behind, so these things are important to me, but they are not everything.
Again, thanks for the response and although I think you may have read me the wrong way initially, I think you can now see more clearly the type of person I am. And even if I end up at ATA for the rest of my career, I wish Jet Blue nothing but continued success and I hope that all the people there continue to do well. May you always have a tailwind and may your skies always be "Jet Blue"!!
Don't worry about putting words in my mouth....you did but I certainly understand. That's one thing about the internet. It's a great tool but it's so easy to misunderstand someone when you can't see their face or hear the way the speak. All you can do is read the words and they are sometimes easy to misperceive.
As you noted, I am getting ready to retire from the Air Force. So I certainly do know what self-sacrifice is all about. Just ask many of the guys out there who could not put up with that sort of thing past the 10, 12, or 14 year point and left to go to the airlines. I stuck it out, tried to (and in many ways did) make a difference, and am very proud and honored to have given my country that time. I am not, nor have I ever been, about the money. I trust God with my life, including the financial part, and He has made it work out well for me so far.
I applaude you for speaking out for what Jet Blue is all about. That is the kind of organization I am looking for. I love hard work and I love helping people so it is the kind of place I need to be. What I was saying earlier though is that ATA seems to be the same kind of place. People enjoying helping people. Are there unhappy people at ATA, sure there is. Are there unhappy people at JB, yes. I had one interview with me at ATA because he had issues with JB, but I didn't let that sway me from trying to get an interview there. These were exactly the kinds of inputs that I was looking for when I made my original post. I want to know the "big picture", not just what my monthly paycheck will be or what my retirement check will buy the road. I have a wife and two kids, one of them going to college next year and the other three years behind, so these things are important to me, but they are not everything.
Again, thanks for the response and although I think you may have read me the wrong way initially, I think you can now see more clearly the type of person I am. And even if I end up at ATA for the rest of my career, I wish Jet Blue nothing but continued success and I hope that all the people there continue to do well. May you always have a tailwind and may your skies always be "Jet Blue"!!
