Heywood Jablomi
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- Dec 13, 2008
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Just a word of advice from a dude who's been there. If you are looking for a job in commercial aviation and also have a military Reserve (or Guard) commitment, DO NOT put it on your resume or discuss it with your interviewer. Provide them your DD214, and that's all! The Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) prohibits any type of discrimination against you for serving in the Guard or Reserve; however, this law really only helps you once you've been hired. The HR folks at these carriers are very hip about the law and very discrete about the way in which they discriminate. I don't care if you're a flag officer or the commander of a flying unit, they won't want you because 1) you'll have monthly drill commitments as well as Additional Flight Training Periods (AFTPs) and 2) you stand a good chance of being mobilized and deployed (15 months if your Army, 6 months for Navy/Marines, an afternoon for the Air Force). It seems very unscrupulous to do this type of thing to those who serve, but money and the bottom line are EVERYTHING to these air carrier types. There are reservists and Guardsmen who do get hired, but many more don't, especially these days.
Feel free to PM me if you think you've experienced this. I like to keep track of this type of practice.
Feel free to PM me if you think you've experienced this. I like to keep track of this type of practice.