Delta Disqualifiers

I started working on my degree while I was in the military. Still about a year and a half out from graduating, it has been 6 years. I guess Delta will be a NoGo for me as well.. Not too worried about it though, plenty of other great options out there as I see it. It is sad that they are putting weight on time to complete a degree. There are those out there that did finish in 4 years who were probably great students, but with the tuition rates now and days it is very hard to do. For example, I have used pretty much my entire GI Bill in order to finish a two year degree that included flight training, which took more than two years due to some bumps in the road. Now that I am having to finance a four year degree, I am slowing way down and making sure I am not getting myself too deep in debt while making <20k a year.
 
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I'm nearly disqualified. I started school after I got out of the Navy in 2010, and will finish up later this year-- so that's just over 5 years. I did 2 at ERAU in Daytona and have done the last 3 with ERAU Worldwide while working full-time at the airlines. It's been a lot of work, not a great GPA... right at 2.5 but it's coming up. My hope is that as Delta digs into tiers 2, 3, 4, etc etc, the "time to finish" and to a smaller extent, the GPA won't be such a deal breaker like it is now.

I guess we can't really change the past, but we can change what we do going forward. Volunteer with ALPA, outside of the cockpit (VFW, Wounded Warriors), try and get check airmen, etc etc. My hope is that things like this are noticed by the panel that reviews applications and the more academically average guys like myself may get a shot in a couple of years.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
it was in reference to......................... nevermind :)
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Not directed at you, but more just a general comment about so much of the posting in this thread.

Yes, Big D would be a wonderful company to work for and, like a lot of you apparently, it is certainly someplace I would love to be.

That being said, many of you don't seem to realize that this is all just a big game that you have absolutely no control over. If you want to play the game, then implicitly you sign up to go along with the rules of the game. This particular set of rules says that Delta may not want what you are offering in your resume.

If that is the case, then pick up your big bucket of tears and move on to your Plan B. You guys do have plan Bs, right? You guys do realize that there are other major 121 carriers at which you can have completely satisfying careers outside of the one that is based in Atlanta, right?

It is entirely wasted effort and emotion to gnash your teeth or cry out your eyes over whether it is fair or whether, in your opinion, it is the best way of picking pilots for their brand. Big D is going to do what they are going to do whether you like it or not, and all you can control is how you deal with it.

You can't hate the player, so go shine up your United addendum on AirlineApps and punch up that PilotCredentials information, put on your big boy pants and press on with your life. Who knows, Daddy D might give you a call in the future regardless of what they think of your college experience today.
 
I had about an hour chat with one of the chief pilots today.

There are a lot of misconceptions about the process being thrown around as "fact" in this thread.

Deciding whether to publicly share it or not. Hmm ;)
 
Derg said:
I had about an hour chat with one of the chief pilots today.

There are a lot of misconceptions about the process being thrown around as "fact" in this thread.

Deciding whether to publicly share it or not. Hmm ;)
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