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Originally Posted by seagull My carrier has a similar mix of civilian vs. military, and all I can say is that I have seen more problems with procedural, technical and attitude issues with the small % of civilian background. I'm not sure why that is, it shouldn't be that way. I should add that the vast majority are great, but of that "10%" in the whole group, about half are civilian, which is just way out of proportion. I come from that background, so I am not happy to admit it, but I call it as I see it.
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Interesting. My observations are somewhat opposite.
My observations, and I'm going to generalize, is that when the military pilot separates from the service he feels that the airline is his 'retirement' job and does not give it the effort he did while in the military. The civilian pilot has worked extremely hard to get to the top and realizes the magnitude of the position attained and gives it respect.
Obviously, there are individuals from each sample that fall +/- one standard deviation either side.
I particularly find from former military pilots that they feel their job is confined to the cockpit...and anything that happens aft of the cockpit door is not their problem. This irritates me. The captain should be the cornerstone of customer service...
As I posted before...the good and bad are found from all backgrounds.
It is disheartening to hear your observations of civilian trained pilots not performing well at your airline. I would similarly be inclined to raise the bar as well if my 'peeps' were bringing the quality down.