How tall are you? The tallest a pilot can be in the Marines is 6 feet 5 inches. Depending on the plane, we do have sitting requirements, so that your eyes fall between two sitting heights. Sometimes, considerations are made.
I recall (take that for what it's worth) being told in the early 1960s that the airlines didn't want former military pilots. The supposed rationale was that it was much more difficult to "un-train" and then re-train them to fly commercial than it was to train pilots with no military experience. I've no idea whether that was true or not, but it persuaded me not to pursue trying to become a Navy pilot.
I don’t know about the 60’s, but I flew with several military pilots throughout my career. Some were much better than others, but they were all pretty decent pilots.I recall (take that for what it's worth) being told in the early 1960s that the airlines didn't want former military pilots. The supposed rationale was that it was much more difficult to "un-train" and then re-train them to fly commercial than it was to train pilots with no military experience. I've no idea whether that was true or not, but it persuaded me not to pursue trying to become a Navy pilot.
