BEEF SUPREME
Well-Known Member
I believe you over think and read into things to much. I bet if I ask 50 pilots what a 8 am show times means I would get no fewer than 5 different answers. And as far as “it bets digging a hole for a living” I say that and mean it as I am very happy now and am OK with waiting for a good deal.
A lot of second career guys/girls have now been doing it for 15+ years, and have seen more 3 hour orals for PCs than you or most people with less time will ever. When are they just pilots and not second career pilots.
You missed the important part: As a captain I'd ask the FO to show up at 7:55 if I wanted the FO to show up 5 minutes early. Or I'd mention I was neurotic about being 5 minutes early from my old career and I expected the same of him. I'd make my intentions clear. Instead of assuming someone without any military experience somehow new the culture of the Navy and how it was super important to show up 5 minutes early for something. I also wouldn't berate the FO if I didn't make my intentions clear in the first place. That is the problem. Not the definition of an 8am show time. This the main issue with aviation in general. People making things way to complicated.