Whine Lover
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"...we have a lot of pilots here that are flying their first airline."
Read this as :
"We have a lot of former military pilots here that are flying their first airline."
Now, before you all jump on me.... U.S. military pilots are some of the best ( if not the best ) trained pilots in the World.
The key word in that sentence, however, is "trained".
Trained from square one to believe in Uncle Sam, to respect the Chain-of-Command, to believe that if they put forth their best efforts for "The Team", that "The Team" will take care of them.
It takes them several years sometimes, once they are thrust into the 121/airline environment, to learn that there is NO "Team" in the airline world.
Unfortunately, there is Management and Labor, and those of the former could give two sh!ts about the latter.
I realize that this is a huge generalization and there are a lot of sharp former military folks who don't fit this bill.
But like everything in Life, there is a learning curve and it takes some people awhile to understand how Management, Labor, The RLA, etc. all interact in the Real World.
Doesn't make 'em Bad Guys, but it does explain why airline management "Luvs" (in this case ) to hire ex-military.
"Yes, SIR! Thank You, SIR!"
YKW
Read this as :
"We have a lot of former military pilots here that are flying their first airline."
Now, before you all jump on me.... U.S. military pilots are some of the best ( if not the best ) trained pilots in the World.
The key word in that sentence, however, is "trained".
Trained from square one to believe in Uncle Sam, to respect the Chain-of-Command, to believe that if they put forth their best efforts for "The Team", that "The Team" will take care of them.
It takes them several years sometimes, once they are thrust into the 121/airline environment, to learn that there is NO "Team" in the airline world.
Unfortunately, there is Management and Labor, and those of the former could give two sh!ts about the latter.
I realize that this is a huge generalization and there are a lot of sharp former military folks who don't fit this bill.
But like everything in Life, there is a learning curve and it takes some people awhile to understand how Management, Labor, The RLA, etc. all interact in the Real World.
Doesn't make 'em Bad Guys, but it does explain why airline management "Luvs" (in this case ) to hire ex-military.
"Yes, SIR! Thank You, SIR!"
YKW
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